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Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information Web Site

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The Internet site provides information about innovative treatment technologies and site characterization technologies to the hazardous waste remediation community. CLU-IN describes programs, publications, and other tools for EPA and other federal and state personnel, consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors, remediation contractors, researchers, community groups, and individual citizens. Information about issues related to site remediation also is provided: technology descriptions and status reports; technology selection tools; programs and organizations; TIO perspectives; and publications.

Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise

Coordinated through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise (HTRW-CX) provides technical assistance and information about the use of innovative technologies for cleanup of contaminated properties. Detailed information about a variety of available innovative technology resources, points of contact at the HTRW-CX, and upcoming training courses and workshops is provided on the Center’s Web site. More than 50 case studies of successful applications of innovative technologies also are described. Visit the HTRW-CX Web site at <http://www.environmental.usace.army.mil/> for more information.

Hazardous Substance Research Centers

The Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC) is a national organization, funded in part by EPA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), that carries out a program of basic and applied research, technology transfer, and training. HSRC provides free technical assistance to communities with environmental contamination issues through two outreach efforts, the Technical Outreach for Communities (TOSC) Program and the Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Program. TOSC uses the researchers and professionals at more than 30 universities to help community groups understand the technical issues at hazardous waste sites. Through the TOSC program, toll-free information hotlines are available and workshops and other educational programs are offered. TAB helps communities to clean up and redevelop properties that have been damaged or undervalued by environmental contamination. Through five regional training centers, HSRC’s TAB provides training for community members involved with brownfields efforts on the following subjects: leadership, risk assessment, brownfields processes, site assessment, and cleanup alternatives. More information is available on HSRC and their Brownfields initiatives on their Web site at <http://www.hsrc.org>. Detailed information about the TOSC and TAB programs is available at <http://toscprogram.org/>.

Hazardous Waste Site Characterization CD-ROM (EPA 600-C-96-001; PB96-503792INC)

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The CD-ROM, developed by EPA's NERL - Las Vegas, Characterization Research Division, compiles guidance documents and related software to aid environmental professionals in the complex, multidisciplinary characterizing of hazardous waste sites. The CD-ROM, a compilation of computer programs and documents developed by EPA, includes more than 3,200 pages of documents related to EPA's RCRA and Superfund programs that can be printed, as well as searched by key words. The CD-ROM can be purchased from the NTIS for $135 (see Appendix D, How to Order Documents). The CD-ROM contains the following documents and software:

- Bibliography of Groundwater Sampling Methods
- Compendium of Superfund Program Publications (EPA 540-8-91-014)
- Data Quality Objectives Process for Superfund (EPA 540-R-93-071)
- Description and Sampling of Contaminated Soils: A Field Pocket Guide (EPA 625-12-91-002)
- Field Screening Methods Catalog (EPA 540-2-8-005)
- Guidance for Conducting Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies Under CERCLA (EPA 540-G-89-004)
- Guidance for Performing Preliminary Assessments Under CERCLA (EPA 540-G-91-013)
- Handbook of Suggested Practices for the Design and Installation of Groundwater Monitoring Wells (EPA 600-4-89-034)
- Preliminary Assessment Guidance for FY88 (OSWER 9345.0-01)
- Preparation Aids for the Development of Category I Quality Assurance Project Plans (EPA 600-8-91-003)
- Preparation of Soil Sampling Protocols: Sampling Techniques and Strategies (EPA 600-R-92-129)
- RCRA Groundwater Monitoring Technical Enforcement Guidance Document (OSWER 9950.1)
- Soil Sampling Quality Assurance User's Guide (EPA 600-8-89-046)
- Superfund Exposure Assessment Manual (EPA 540-1-88-001)
- Vadose Zone Monitoring for Hazardous Waste Sites (EPA 600-X-83-064)
- ASSESS Version 1.1A (PB93-505154). ASSESS is an interactive QA/QC program designed to assist the user in statistically determining the quality of data from soil samples.
- DEFT Version 4.0. The DEFT software allows a decision maker or member of a planning team to quickly generate cost information about several sampling designs based on DQOs. A user's guide is available on the CD-ROM.
- Geo-EAS Version 1.2.1 (PB93-504967). Geo-EAS offers environmental scientists an interactive tool for performing two-dimensional geostatistical analyses of spatially distributed data. Extensive use of screen graphics such as maps, histograms, scatter plots, and variograms helps the user search for patterns, correlations, and problems in a data set. A user's guide also is available on the CD-ROM.
- Geophysics Advisor Expert System Version 2.0 (PB93-505162). The program considers several geophysical methods of determining the location of contamination and providing site characterization to make recommendations on the best methods to use at a specific site. Version 2.0 also includes a database of the physical and chemical properties of 94 substances selected from EPA's NPL.
- Scout Version 2.0. Scout is a user-friendly and menu-driven program that provides a graphical display of data in a multidimensional format that allows visual inspection of data, accentuates obvious outliers, and provides an easy means of comparing one data set with another. A user's guide also is available on the CD-ROM.

How To Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: A Guide for Corrective Action Plan Reviewers (EPA 510-B-94-003, S/N 055-000-00499-4)

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The guide was developed to assist state regulators in efficiently and confidently evaluating corrective action plans (CAP) that incorporate alternative technologies. The guide, written in nontechnical language, takes the reader through the steps involved in reviewing a CAP. Each chapter presents a comprehensive description of the technology, an explanation of how it works, and a flow chart that illustrates the decision points in the process; information that will help the regulator evaluate whether a given technology will clean up a given site successfully; discussion and instruction to help the regulator evaluate whether a CAP is technically sound; a check list to assist the regulator in determining whether or not the CAP includes all the steps necessary; and a list of references.

Hydrogeologic Characterization of Fractured Rock Formations: A Guide for Groundwater Remediators; Project Summary (EPA 600-S-96-001)

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This report describes the conduct and findings of a hydrogeologic characterization study of a saturated fractured, granitic rock aquifer in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. First, the report presents an overview of the problems associated with remediating fractured aquifers, referring to case histories as examples. Brief descriptions of the methods and results of the characterization effort at the experimental field site then are presented. The remaining chapters present particular phases of the characterization effort and a general strategy for hydrogeologic characterization, with each tool and method described in detail. In addition, the report discusses issues related to the effect of incorrect characterization of flow properties on prediction of the behavior of a contaminant.