1. Triad - Sources of Additional Information and Training
NEWMOA Meeting
Kathy Yager
Technology Innovation Office
US Environmental Protection Agency

2. CLU-IN World Wide Web Site http://clu-in.org
Site Remediation Technologies
Site Characterization Technologies
Technology Partnerships, Roundtables, and Consortia
Updates on International Clean-Up Activities
Vendor Support
Publications for Downloading
Free Updates via TechDirect
Regulatory Information and Technology Policy
Links to Other Internet and Online Resources
Advocates “smarter” technologies for the characterization and cleanup of contaminated sites
Works with clients to identify and understand better, faster, and cheaper options
Seeks to identify and reduce barriers to the use of innovative technologies

4. Selected Resources to be Discussed
EPA REmediation And CHaracterization Innovative Technologies (REACH IT) Online System
FRTR Field Sampling and Analysis Matrix
Field Analytic Technologies Encyclopedia
EPA Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE)
Sensor Technology Information Exchange (SenTIX)
Training Exchange (Trainex)
Live Internet Seminars
The slide above lists some key resources for information on the characterization of sites with PCB contamination. Web sites are listed in parenthesis after the name of the resource. Additional slides are presented for each of these resources to show the types of information available from them. Resources for site remediation information will be presented later in the presentation.

5. EPA REACH IT Home Page Free information service, searchable on-line
Vendor information on 1,300 treatment and 181 characterization technologies
Detailed site information on 900 EPA Superfund remediation projects
Flexible search options including by technology, contaminant, media, and sites
Will be updated continuously by EPA and vendors
There are five slides on EPA REACH IT. This slide describes the EPA REACH IT online system, which provides vendor information on 1,300 treatment technologies and 181 characterization technologies and detailed site information on 900 EPA Superfund remedial projects. EPA REACH IT is searchable, so you can quickly find information about technologies, technology vendors, and sites with specific characteristics. The system is available at
The following slides on EPA REACH IT present examples of search results for technologies for characterizing and monitoring sites contaminated with PCBs, the vendors who provide those technologies, and the sites at which those technologies have been applied.
To reproduce these searches you can go to the EPA REACH IT web site and follow the instructions. The searches discussed in this presentation were conducted using the custom search, which can be accessed on the EPA REACH IT web site by clicking on the far right tab shown above.

6. REACH IT Results for PCB Characterization Technologies
A search was run for site characterization technologies for PCBs, and the first screen of the results is shown in this slide. The EPA REACH IT system has information about 10 vendors who offer 16 technologies and 10 sites at which these technologies have been used. By clicking on the name of the vendor, technology, or site, you will get more detailed information, such as vendor contact information, a description of the technology and its capabilities, or a description of the site and how the technology was applied at that site.
The screen shown does not list all of the vendors, technologies, and sites, because they don’t all fit in one screen. If you were actually running this search on the web site, you would need to scroll down to see the rest of the information. This search included all media (soil, sludge, sediments, groundwater, etc.), so the results may include technologies that are not applicable to sediments.

7. REACH IT Technology Cost Report
EPA REACH IT also has the ability to generate reports summarizing information for all of the vendors, technologies, or sites found in a search. The screen above shows an example of a technology cost report for the PCB characterization technology search shown in slide 7. This report shows cost information provided by the vendors for each PCB characterization technology, with a horizontal line between the information for each technology. For example, at the top of the page is Core Group Services, Inc. which provides the Environmental Visualization System. This vendor did not provide cost information. The second vendor, Dexsil Corporation, provides the Clor-N-Soil PCB Test Kit and the L2000 PCB/Chloride Analyzer. The vendor did not provide cost information for the Clor-N-Soil PCB Test Kit, but indicated that the L2000 PCB/Chloride Analyzer can be leased for $500 per month.
If you were actually running this search on the web site, you would need to scroll down to see the rest of the information. To see reports on vendor, technology, technology performance, or site information you would click on the appropriate green button on the left menu bar.

8. The mission of the FRTR is to exchange information and provide a forum for joint activity regarding the development and demonstration of innovative technologies for hazardous waste site remediation. The exchange synthesizes the technical knowledge that Federal Agencies have compiled and provides a more comprehensive record of performance and cost. Members include major developers and users of these technologies: Department of Defense: U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The FRTR website contains information on the FRTR mission and member agencies, partnerships and consortiums meetings and workgroups, a publications library, over 270 cost and performance case studies, optimization and evaluation of site remedies, a remediation technology screening matrix and other information. (

9. FRTR Site Characterization Screening Matrix
Quick, first-level screening tool for site managers to increase their awareness of the range of technology options
Focus is on on-site and direct analysis tools and innovative sampling technologies (1 matrix each)
Evaluates each technology along parameters such as analytes, media, cost, acceptance, availability, derived wastes, interferences, turnaround time, etc. Field Sampling and Analysis Technology Matrix and Reference Guide
Currently undergoing a thorough update

10. Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix
Matrix can be used as a screening tool for possible treatment technologies
Distinguishes between emerging and mature technologies.
Qualifies performance based on costs, applicability to media/contaminant group combinations, commercial availability and engineering judgment
Flexible search options to access multiple layers of information
Contains detailed information on each technology
Notes: for more information on the matrix see 2 9 10

11. Field Analytic Technologies Encyclopedia (FATE) Home Page
FATE is an online encyclopedia of characterization technologies. This online encyclopedia is intended to provide information about technologies that can be used in the field to characterize contaminated soil and groundwater, monitor the progress of remedial efforts, and, in some cases, for confirmation sampling and analysis for site close out.

12. Information Provided by FATE
Provides information on technologies that can be used in the field to characterize contaminated soil and groundwater
Provides hyperlinks to more detailed information, further explanations, diagrams, and additional supporting data
Includes materials from EPA’s Field-Based Technologies Training Program
Description
Theory of operation
System components
Mode of operation
Target analytes
Advantages/disadvantages
Cost
Vendor information
Additional links

15. EPA’s Environmental Technology Verification Program
The U.S. EPA's ETV program seeks to provide credible environmental technology performance data from interested third parties under the auspices of EPA. Under the ETV Program, the Soil Characterization and Monitoring Technologies (SCMT) Pilot was established to increase the application of innovative site characterization by providing a mechanism for the EPA verification of the performance of the technologies. The Pilot employs a third-party verification organization (DOE National Laboratory). After the field evaluation, the Pilot produces reports on each technology accompanied by verification statements. The reports on the 49 verified technologies and information on additional verifications currently underway are available on the website.
ETV Verification Statement and Reports describe the plans for and results of field demonstrations, including objective cost and performance information.

16. Available ETV Reports Cone Penetrometer Deployed Sensor Technologies
Environmental Decision Support Software
Explosives Detection Technologies
Ground Water Sampling Technologies
PCB Field Analytical Technologies
Portable GC Technologies
Soil Gas Sampling Technologies
Well-head Monitoring
Field-Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Technologies

17. SITE Technology Profiles
The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Technology Profiles was prepared between July 1998 and October 1999, and are intended as a reference guide for those interested in technologies participating in the
SITE Demonstration Program (Volume I),
Emerging Technology Program (Volume II),
Monitoring and Measurement Technologies (MMT) Program (Volume III).
Each technology profile contains
Technology developer and process name
Technology description, including a schematic diagram or photograph of the process (if available)
Discussion of waste applicability
Project status report, and
EPA project manager and technology developer contact information
Information on the SITE program is not easily searchable by contaminant or media, therefore, this presentation does not provide a list of the PCB characterization technologies included in the program.
Designed to aid decision makers in evaluating the applicability of specific technologies
Evaluates information on technology and analyzes the overall applicability to other site characteristics, waste type, and waste matrices
Provides information on testing procedures, performance and cost data, and quality assurance and quality control standards
Formerly known as the Application Analysis Reports

18. Sensor Technology Information Exchange (SenTIX)
Developed and maintained by WPI through cooperative agreement with EPA
Forum for communication among sensor developers, vendors, and users
“Match-maker” for:
Sensor researchers and vendors: collaboration to build and market complete sensor systems
Sensor manufacturers in environmental and other sectors (i.e., medical, security): identify waste site opportunities
Sensor users: identify solutions

19. Sensor Technology Information Exchange (SenTIX)
Features
Sensor database
Submit
Search
Discussion forum
Events and news
Links
Contact
Larry Keith, WPI,

20. Technology Related Training
Provides the following services online
Course schedules (50 courses currently listed)
Registration
Course descriptions
Logistics (Hotel, facilities, etc)

21. Internet Seminars LIVE web-based slide presentations with audio
FREE training event at your desk
Typically last 2-hours
Organized by a team of presenters
Wide range of topics
Participant interaction
82 seminars, 13,000 participants, 40 countries on 6 continents

22. Archived Internet Seminars
Dynamic Data Collection Strategy Using Systematic Planning and Field-Based Technologies
Field Analytical Technologies for VOCs in Ground Water
Field-Based Analytical Methods for Explosives
Field-Based Geophysical Techniques
Modernizing Site Clean-up: Managing Decision Uncertainties Using the Triad Approach
ITRC Passive Diffusion Bag Samplers for Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground Water

23. Highlights
Broadcasts periodic messages to list of over 12,330 subscribers
Highlights events of interest to site remediation and site assessment professionals
Describes new products and provides instructions on how to obtain them
TechDirect message is sent out to its subscribers on the 1st of every month

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