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CURRENT AND FUTURE IN SITU TREATMENT TECHNIQUES FOR THE REMEDIATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN SOIL, SEDIMENTS, AND GROUNDWATER
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OLEXSEY, R. A. AND R. A. PARKER. CURRENT AND FUTURE IN SITU TREATMENT TECHNIQUES FOR THE REMEDIATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN SOIL, SEDIMENTS, AND GROUNDWATER. Presented at Viable Methods of Soil and Water Pollution Monitoring, Protection, and Remediation, Krakow, POLAND, June 27 - July 01, 2005.
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This is a presentation that will be given at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Viable Methods of Soil and Water Pollution Monitoring, Protection, and Remediation" in Krakow, Poland on June 27 - July 1, 2005. The U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) conducts research on ways to prevent pollution, protect human health, and reduce risk. The evaluation of innovative field-scale technologies for hazardous waste remediation is the Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program. The SITE Program is currently investigating the approaches for the in situ treatment of contaminated sites. The research includes innovative technologies for clean up on dense non-aqueous liquids (DNAPLs) in soils, groundwater, and fractured rock media; innovative approaches for contaminated sediment remediation; and innovative mine waste treatment technologies. Future research includes the evaluation of remediation of DNAPL source zones; treatement caps that simultaneously contain and remediate contaminated sediments;and investigation of ecological tools that serve a dual purpose of assessing the condition of sediment-contaminated water bodies and gauging the efficacy of mitigation efforts. These efforts are leading to a better understanding of soil, sediment and groundwater systems that may respond innovative tratement technologies, and more accurate information regarding the performance and cost of these innovatie approaches.