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INITIAL SCREENING OF THERMAL DESORPTION FOR SOIL REMEDIATION
Citation:
Rosenthal, S., J. Yezzi, A. Tafuri, AND W. Troxler. INITIAL SCREENING OF THERMAL DESORPTION FOR SOIL REMEDIATION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-93/248.
Description:
The purpose of this paper is to present procedures for collecting and evaluating key data that affect the potential application of thermal desorption for a specific site. hese data are defined as "critical success factors". he screening procedure can be used to perform an initial assessment, based on limited data, to determine if thermal desorption may be a viable technology for a given application. he critical success factor screening methodology is executed in six steps: ata collection, Waste classification, On-site versus off-site treatment evaluation, Critical success factor evaluation, Contingency planning, and Treatment system size evaluation. rocedures for performing and summarizing the results of each of these screening steps are presented. he screening procedures were developed to simplify the evaluation of thermal desorption effectiveness and are based on the collection of limited data. he screening steps do not constitute a design manual, nor a final basis for choosing thermal desorption as a remedy. hey provide a preselection screening method to determine if the utilization thermal desorption to a particular site warrants further consideration. f the results of the critical success factor screening evaluation are positive, the user should perform additional analyses to evaluate equipment alternatives. lternatives that are considered include the use of specific types of thermal desorber technologies or offgas treatment systems and the selection of the appropriate size of thermal desorption system for mobile applications.