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How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: A Guide for Corrective Action Plan Reviewers

(EPA 510-B-94-003; EPA 510-B-95-007; EPA 510-R-04-002; EPA 510-B-16-005; and EPA 510-B-17-003)

NOTE: QA documents referred to in some of the following chapters may be outdated. Visit The EPA Quality System web site for the latest version of EPA's QA documents.

The original guide, developed in 1994 (EPA 510-B-94-003), addressed eight alternative technologies:

Soil Vapor Extraction (PDF) (37 pp, 2 MB) 
Air Sparging (PDF) (35 pp, 2 MB)
Biosparging (PDF) (41 pp, 2 MB)
Landfarming (PDF) (31 pp, 1 MB)
Biopiles (PDF) (31 pp, 1 MB)
Bioventing (PDF) (47 pp, 2 MB)
Low-Temperature Thermal Desorption (PDF) (35 pp, 1 MB)
Monitored Natural Attenuation (revised in 2004 - see link below)

EPA updated the guide several times:

1995 (EPA 510-B-95-007)
Dual-Phase Extraction (PDF) (44 pp, 2 MB)
In-Situ Groundwater Bioremediation (PDF) (42 pp, 800 K)

2004 (EPA 510-R-04-002)
Enhanced Aerobic Bioremediation (PDF) (74 pp, 351 K)
Chemical Oxidation (PDF) (53 pp, 332 K)
Monitored Natural Attenuation – revision (PDF) (78 pp, 852 K)

2016 (EPA 510-B-16-005)
Enhanced Anaerobic Oxidative Bioremediation (PDF) (79 pp, 2 MB)

2017 (EPA 510-B-17-003)
Introduction - revision (PDF) (4 pp, 214 K)
Appendix A Horizontal Remediation Wells (PDF) (47 pp, 4 MB)
Appendix B Abbreviations And Definitions - revision (PDF) (23 pp, 284 K)

  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Cover and table of contents (pdf) (208.66 KB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter I - Introduction (pdf) (218.77 KB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter II - Soil Vapor Extraction (pdf) (1.74 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter III - Bioventing (pdf) (1.88 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter IV - Biopiles (pdf) (1.45 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter V - Landfarming (pdf) (1.49 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter VI - Low-Temperature Thermal Desorption (pdf) (1.43 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter VII - Air Sparging (pdf) (1.92 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter VIII - Biosparging (pdf) (1.9 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter IX - Monitored Natural Attenuation (pdf) (924.75 KB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter X - In-Situ Groundwater Bioremediation (pdf) (873.21 KB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter XI - Dual-Phase Extraction (pdf) (1.85 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter XII - Enhanced Aerobic Bioremediation (pdf) (435.35 KB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter XIII - Chemical Oxidation (pdf) (416.83 KB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Chapter XIV – Enhanced Anaerobic Oxidative Bioremediation (pdf) (1.61 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Appendix A – Horizontal Remediation Wells (pdf) (4.04 MB)
  • How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: Appendix B - Abbreviations and Definitions (pdf) (276.91 KB)

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Last updated on November 5, 2024
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