For more information on Thermal Desorption, please contact:
Jim CummingsTechnology Assessment Branch
PH: (703) 603-7197 | Email: cummings.james@epa.gov
Thermal Treatment: Ex Situ
Additional Resources
A Citizen's Guide to Incineration
2002
Collected Papers on Solar Detoxification
Assembled by Dieter Meissner, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
Cost and Performance Reports: On-Site Incineration at Superfund Sites
Incineration has been used as a remedy at more than 40 superfund sites. Information on cost and performance of incineration can be valuable to Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) and other decision makers responsible for future site cleanup projects. To date, reports on cost and performance for this technology have been limited. Fifteen case studies were prepared to obtain additional data on operating experience for completed projects. A report summarizing the case studies and providing technology descriptions makes general observations based on individual applications.
Public Health Reviews of Hazardous Waste Thermal Treatment Technologies: A Guidance Manual for Public Health Assessors
Betty C. Willis, Max M. Howie, and Robert C. Williams.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR-HA-ML-2002-0001, 2002.
This document is intended to provide guidance to health assessors and other health professionals in assessing the public health implications of an incineration or desorption facility. It is written for health professionals who conduct technical reviews of thermal treatment technologies, have a technical background, and are somewhat familiar with thermal treatment systems.
Superfund Remedy Report, Thirteenth Edition
EPA-542-R-10-004, 2010
The Superfund Remedy Report (SRR), Thirteenth Edition, formerly called the Treatment Technologies for Site Cleanup: Annual Status Report (ASR), was published by the EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) in September 2010. The SRR presents the analysis of Superfund remedial actions based on: (1) remedies selected in Records of Decision (ROD) and ROD amendments, and (2) actions modified in Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD), for fiscal years (FY) 2005 - 2008. The SRR also follows trends in remedy selection using ASR data from FY 1982 - 2004 combined with SRR data. The SRR analyzes remedies selected or modified in 594 decision documents, but does not include project-specific updates that were presented in past editions of ASR. In addition, SRR also includes brief project highlights related to green remediation, in situ bioremediation, and high resolution site characterization. The online version includes downloadable appendices with data for several key tables and figures in the report and new appendices that summarize all the remedy components selected for sources and groundwater in each individual decision document.
Technology Innovation News Survey (TINS)
The Technology Innovation News Survey contains market/commercialization information; reports on demonstrations, feasibility studies, and research; and other news relevant to the hazardous waste community interested in technology development. This report is updated every two weeks.
Forced Air Remediation Workshop, 16-17 June 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
U.S. EPA, Office of International Affairs, 2009
- Section 1: Air-Based Remediation Technology Selection Logic (25 slides)
- Section 2: Sampling and Analysis Relevant to Air-Based Remediation Technologies (67 slides)
- Section 3: Sustainable Remediation and Air-Based Technologies (7 slides)
- Section 4: Soil Vapor Extraction (82 slides)
- Section 5: Bioventing (37 slides)
- Section 6: In Situ Air Sparging (41 slides)
- Section 7: Multi-Phase Extraction and Product Recovery (57 slides)
- Section 8: Thermal Systems (74 slides)
EPA's Office of International Affairs Organized the Forced Air Remediation Workshop in Taipei to deliver expert training based on slide presentations to the Environmental Protection Administration in Taiwan. The workshop focused on the correct and effective application of forced-air technologies for the removal of vapor-phase contaminants. The first three training modules discuss technology selection, sampling and monitoring considerations, and how to make the cleanup more environmentally friendly. Five technology-specific modules address applicability, configurations, design considerations and data needs, operating principles, operational strategies, limitations, cross-sections and schematics, and construction and startup/operation.
