SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1993
STP25088S

Screening Methodology for Selecting Clean-Up Technologies at Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites

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This paper presents a methodology for evaluating site conditions and for screening various remediation technologies that may be applicable to cleaning up releases of petroleum products from underground storage tanks (UST). The methodology enables the user to develop a conceptual understanding of site conditions before the completion of extensive field studies, define remediation goals, evaluate technologies capable of meeting remediation goals, and identify monitoring requirements during and after remediation.

Working with site-assessment data, the methodology provides an approach for a preliminary determination of petroleum product location in unsaturated and saturated zones and for evaluating the likelihood of pollutant migration within a site's soil matrix. Worksheets then guide the evaluation of how site conditions pertain to factors that favor or inhibit the success of specific technologies.

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Fan, C-Y
Releases Technology Section, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, New Jersey
Tafuri, AN
Releases Technology Section, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, New Jersey
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Developed by Committee: E50
Pages: 211–228
DOI: 10.1520/STP25088S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5224-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1858-4