Accomplishments

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The SITE Demonstration Program was tasked with encouraging the development and implementation of innovative treatment technologies for hazardous waste site remediation, and monitoring and measurement technologies. The SITE program’s successful outcomes are many and varied. The program:

Contributed to significant health benefits by reducing exposure to contaminants
Created community benefits by treating the “untreatable”
Contributed to land revitalization in local communities
Reduced program costs across federal agencies and environmental cleanup costs for the public and private sectors
Served as a catalyst for the remediation technology industry domestically and abroad
Provided technical expertise to federal, state, and international technology evaluation programs
Increased the rate of use of innovative technologies
Generated valuable scientific knowledge for technology development
Created private-sector benefits through partnerships

Over two decades, the program evaluated 137 innovative remediation technologies and 45 monitoring and measurement technologies. SITE demonstrations were conducted at locations across the country and around the world. The technologies represent a diverse collection of innovative technical and engineering approaches control, reduce, or remove the toxicity of contamination in soil, sediment, groundwater, and surface water.

Examples of Technologies Demonstrated by SITE
Constructing vertical or horizontal barriers through which contaminated groundwater may flow and is chemically or physically treated by materials in the barriers. Read about the use of PRBs at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Site demonstration in Colorado.
Applying steam to an aquifer to vaporize volatile or semi volatile contaminants, then capturing the contaminated vapors to cool and condense above ground. Read about stream enhanced Remediation at Loring Air Force Base.
Using Sediment caps to form a barrier between contaminated sediments and aquatic life above while encouraging both degradation and sequestration of the contaminants. Read about the use of 'active' sediment capping technology at the Anacostia Waterfront in the District of Columbia.
Revitalize land use for local communities by using chemical oxidation technology for treating contaminants in shallow sand and silt environments. Read about the use of Chemical Oxidation Technology at the Roosevelt Mill Site in Vernon, Connecticut.

The SITE program has served as an excellent model for other technology evaluation programs, demonstrating the benefits that result from federal, state, and private sector collaboration in addressing environmental technical challenges.

Completed Surface Water Treatment Technology Demonstrations
Completed Sediment Treatment Technology Demonstrations
Completed Soil Treatment Technology Demonstrations
Ground Water Treatment Technologies

**Completed Surface Water Treatment Technology Demonstrations**
Technology	Developer	Location
Lime Lagoons	ARCL/O	Leviathan Mine Site, CA, Region 9
Chemical Leaching and Microfiltration	EPCO Water, Inc.	Iron Mountain Mine Site, CA, Region 9
Biphasic Lime Treatment	State of CA	Leviathan Mine Site, CA, Region 9
Compost Free Bioreactor	University of Nevada, Reno	Leviathan Mine Site, CA, Region 9
Anaerobic Compost Constructed Wetlands System Technology	Colorado Department of Health	Burleigh Tunnel, Clear Creek, CO, Region 8
Electro-coagulation	General Environmental, Inc.	DOE Rocky Flats, Denver, CO, Region 8
Multiple Innovative Passive Mine Drainage Technologies	Region 8 and State of Colorado	Summitville, CO, Region 8
Olefilter	InPlant Systems	Petroleum Products Corp., Miami, FL, Region 4
Ultraviolet Ozone Treatment for Liquids	US Filter	Lorentz Barrel and Drum site, San Jose, CA, Region 9
Colloid Polishing Method	FIlter Flow Technology	Rocky Flats, Denver, CO, Region 8
Spray Irrigation	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Hasting, NE, Region 7
Removal of Dissolved Metals	Dynapore/Forager Sponge	National Lead Industries, Pedricktown, NJ, Region 2
Jet Grouting for Control of Hydraulic gradient	STD Technologies	Mike Horse Mine, MT, Region 8

**Completed Sediment Treatment Technology Demonstrations**
Technology	Developer	Location
In-situ Thermal	Terra Therm, LLC	Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Denver, CO, Region 8
Sediment Soil Washing	Bergmann, USA	Saginaw Bay Confined Disposal Facility, Exxexville, MI, Region 5
Electrochemical Oxidation	Weiss Associates	Watcom Waterway, Bellingham, WA, Region 10
Glass Furnace Technology	Minery	Fox River, WI, Region 5

**Completed Soil Treatment Technology Demonstrations**
Technology	Developer	Location
Soil Washing	Brice Environmental Services Corporation	ABE Superfund Site, Fairbanks, AK, Region 9
Tunable-Pulse Combustion	Sonotech, Inc.	IRF, Jefferson, AR, Region 6
Pyreton Burner	American Combustion Technologies	Combustion Research Facility, Pine Bluff, AR, Region 6
In-situ Subsurface Bioremediation	Bio-Rem Butler	Williams AFB, Phoenix, AZ, Region 9
Thermal Desorption	Smith Environmental Services	Pesticide Site, Phoenix, AZ, Region 9
Ground Water Extraction	Xerox Two Phase Extraction	McClellan AFB, Sacramento, CA, Region 9
Integrated In-situ Vapor Extraction and Stream Vacuum Stripping Process	AWD Technologies	Lockheed Site, Burbank, CA, Region 9
In-situ Enhanced Extraction	Berkeley Environmental Restoration	LLNL, Livermore, CA, Region 9
Soil Washing / Biological Treatment	BioGenesis	Santa Maria Healthcare Services, Santa Barbara, CA, Region 9
Solvated Electron Treatment of Chlorinated Organics	Commodore Environmental	Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Port Hueneme, CA, Region 9
Chemical Stabilization of Mercury Mining Wastes	E&C Williams	Clear Lake, CA, Region 9
Steam Injection/Vacuum Extraction	Hughes Environmental	Rainbow Disposal, Huntington Beach, CA, Region 9
In-situ Steam/Air Stripping	Novterra, Inc.	Annex Terminal, San Pedro, CA, Region 9
Silicate Compounds by Solidification/Stabilization	STC	Selam Site, Fresno, CA, Region 9
Gasification Process	Texaco Syngas, Inc.	South El Monte, CA, Region 9
Bioremediation	Grace Dearborn, Inc.	Domtar Wood Preserving Site, Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Treatment Train for Contaminated Soils	Toronto Harbor Commissioners	Toronto, Canada
Biological Treatment, Hydrogen Release Compound	Regenesis	Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Denver, CO, Region 8
In-situ Thermal	Terra Therm, LLC	Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Denver, CO, Region 8
MatCon Modified Asphalt Cap	Wilder Construction Co.	Dover AFB, DE, Region 3
Six Phase Heating of TCE	CES, Inc.	Cape Canaveral, FL, Region 4
Infrared Incinerator	Grupo Italimprese (Ecova Europa)	Peak Oil, Fl, Region 4
Potassium Permanganate Oxidation of TCE	IT Corporation	Cape Canaveral, FL, Region 4
Dynamic Underground stripping of TCE	IWR	Cape Canaveral, FL, Region 4
Soil Washing	US EPA Mobile Home Volume Reduction Unit	Escambia Wood Preserving Site, Pensacola, FL, Region 4
In-situ Solidification and Deep Soil Mixing	International Waste Technologies	GE Hialeah, Region 4
Stabilization of Organics	WASTECH, Inc.	Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA, Region 9
SET Process for PCBs in Soils	Commodore Advanced Sciences	Naval Facility, Pearl Harbor, HI, Region 9
Surfactant Flushing	Duke Engineering	Naval Facility, Pearl Harbor, HI, Region 9
Electrokinetics for Lead Recovery	Electrochemical Design Associates	Naval Facility, Pearl Harbor, HI, Region 9
Phytoremediation of Radionuclides	Argonne National Laboratory East	Argonne National Laboratory East, Region 5
Thermal Desorption	SoilTech, ATP Systems, Inc.	Waukegan Harbor, IL, Region 5
Hydraulic Fracturing	US EPA NRMRL	Chicago, IL and Dayton, OH, Region 5
Solvent Extraction	Resources Conservation, Co.	Indiana Harbor, Gary, IN, Region 5
In-situ Electro-osmosis of TCE in Soil/Ground Water	Monsanto/Dupont	Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah, KY, Region 4
Solvent Extraction	CF Systems Corp.	New Bedford Harbor, MA, Region 1
Thermal Desorption	Shaw E&I	Resolve Superfund Site, N. Dartsmouth, MA, Region 1
In-situ Valorization	Terra Vac, Inc.	Valley Mfg., Region 1
Subsurface Volatization and Ventilation System	Billings and Association, Inc.	Electro-Voice Buchanan, MI, Region 5
Thermal Gas Phase Reduction Process and Thermal Desorption	ELI ECO-LOGIC, Inc.	Bay City Municipal Landfill, Bay City, MI, Region 5
In-situ Vitrification	GeoSafe Corp.	Parsons Chemical Site, Grand Ledge, MI, Region 5
Infrared Incinerator	Grupo Italimprese (Ecova Europa)	Ross Township, OH, Region 5
Thermal Desorption (Physical)	Roy F. Weston	Anderson Development, Andrian, MI, Region 5
Soils Washing	Biotrol, Inc.	Mcgillis & Gibbs Superfund Site, MN, Region 5
Removal of Lead from Soils	COGNIS TERRAMET	Twin Cities, Army Ammunition Plan, New Brighton, MN, Region 5
Anaerobic Biological Destruction of TNT in Soil	JR Simplot Co.	Weldon Spring, St Louis, MO, Region 7

**Ground Water Treatment Technologies**
Technology	Developer	Location
Chemical Oxidation Perox-Pure	Calgon Carbon Corp.	LLNL, Livermore, CA, Region 9
In-Well Vapor Stripping of Ground Water	MACTEC Environmental, Inc.	NASNI, San Diego, CA, Region 9
CAV-OX Oxidation Process	Magnum Water Technology	Edwards AFB, CA, Region 9
In-Well Air Stripping	Roy F. Weston	March AFB, CA, Region 9
Cross-Flow Pervaporation System for Removal of VOCs from Ground Water	Zenon Environmental, Inc.	North Island NAS Site 9, San Diego, CA, Region 9
Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron for DNAPL Remediation	Geosyntec	Cape Canaveral, FL, Region 4
Membrane Filtration	SBP Technologies	American Cresote Works, Pensacola, FL, Region 4
Biological Denitrification	Eco Mat, Inc.	Bendena Site, Bendena, KS, Region 7
Evaporation and Chemical Oxidation	Wheelabrator Clean Air Systems	Lake Charles, LA, Region 6
In-situ Anaerobic-Aerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents	Harding-Lawson Engineers	Fisherville Mill Site, Grafton, MA, Region 1
Submerged Aerobic Fixed Film Reactor	Allied Signal Corp.	St Joseph, MI, Region 5
Biotreatment of Ground Water	Biotrol, Inc.	McGillis & Gibbs Superfund Site, MN, Region 5
Ex-situ Metal-Enhanced Biotic Degradation	EnviroMetal Technologies, Inc.	Wayne, NJ, Region 2
Bioreactor Integrated with an Ultrafiltration Membrane System	Zenon Environmental, Inc.	Upstate NY, Region 2
Membrane Microfiltration	E.I. Dupont DeNemours & Co.	Palmerton Zinc Pile, Palmerton, PA, Region 3
Contained Recovery of Oil Wastes	Western Research Institute	Stroudsburg, PA, Region 3
Reverse Osmosis: Disc-Tube Module Technology	ROCHEM Separations, Inc.	Central Landfill, Rhode Island, Region 1
High Energy Irradiation for Destruction of Organics in Aqueous Solutions & Sludge	High Voltage Environmental Application, Inc.	Savannah River Site, SC, Region 4
Freeze Barrier	Arctic Foundations Anchorage	DOE Oak Ridge Facility, TN, Region 4
Photocatalytic Aqueous Phase Organics Destruction	Matrix Photocatalytic Ltd.	Oak Ridge, TN, Region 4
Phytoremediation of TCE in Ground Water	ASC/EMR Wright Patterson AFB	Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, TX, Region 6
In-situ Thermal (Steam Injection)	Steam Tech Environmental Services	Loring AFB, Caribou, ME, Region 1
Enhanced In-situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Compounds	ITT Industries	ITT, Night Vision Facility, Roanoke, VA, Region 3
Ground Water Extraction	Xerox Two Phase Extraction	McClellan AFB, Sacramento, CA, Region 9
Biovault	NY State Bioremediation ENSR	Sweden-3 Chapman Site, Brockport, NY, Region 2
Ultraviolet Ozone Treatment for Liquids	US Filter	Lorentz Barrel and Drum Site, San Jose, CA, Region 9
Colloid Polishing Method	Filter G-Flow Technology	Rocky Flats, Denver, CO, Region 8
Spray Irrigation	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Hastin, NE, Region 7
Removal of Dissolved Metals	Dynapore/Forager Sponge	National Lead Industries, Pedrickstown, NJ, Region 2
Jet Grouting for Control of Hydraulic Gradient	STG Technologies	Mike Horse Mine, MT, Region 8

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