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For more information on Persistant Organic Polluntants, please contact:

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Treatment Technology Reports

The following reports provide information about noncombustion treatment technologies for POPs

Reference Guide to Non-combustion Technologies for Remediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Stockpiles and Soil

This report was prepared by EPA and is intended to provide information for federal, state, and local regulators, site owners and operators, consultants, and other stakeholders on the applicability of existing and emerging noncombustion technologies for the remediation of POPs in stockpiles and soil. The report provides descriptions of these technologies and evaluates them based on the POPs treated, media treated, pretreatment requirements, performance and cost. Case studies provided show the various considerations associated with selecting a noncombustion technology.

Technology Fact Sheets for Remediation of POPs were developed for the following three technologies and are available at the following links.

Review of Emerging, Innovative Technologies for the Destruction and Decontamination of POPs and the Identification of Promising Technologies for Use in Developing Countries

This report was developed by the Science and Technology Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). This report provides a summary overview of noncombustion technologies that are considered to be innovative and emerging and that have been identified as potentially promising for the destruction of POPs in stockpiles. The report contains overviews of the following noncombustion technologies:

Base-catalyzed decomposition (BCD)
Bioremediation/Fenton reaction
Catalytic hydrogenation
DARAMEND^® bioremediation
Enzyme degradation
Fe (III) photocatalyst degradation
Gas-phase chemical reduction (GPCR)
GeoMelt^TM process
In situ bioremediation of soils
Mechanochemical dehalogenation (MCD)
Mediated electrochemical oxidation (AEA Silver II)
Mediated electrochemical oxidation (CerOx^TM)
MnO_x/TiO₂ - Al₂2O₃ catalyst degradation
Molten metal
Molten salt oxidation
Molten slag process
Ozonation/electrical discharge destruction
Photochemically enhanced microbial degradation
Phytoremediation
Plasma arc (PLASCON^TM)
Pyrolysis
Self-propagating high-temperature dehalogenation (SPHTD)
Sodium reduction
Solvated electron technology
Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO)
TiO₂ - based V₂O₅/WO₃ catalysis
White rot fungi bioremediation

Evaluation of Demonstrated and Emerging Remedial Action Technologies for the Treatment of Contaminated Land and Groundwater

This report was developed by International HCH and Pesticides Association (IHPA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS). The report describes emerging noncombustion alternatives for the economical destruction of POPs. Mr. John Vijgen of IHPA collected the technology data and authored the report. The report contains fact sheets for the 11 technologies listed below:

Environmental Technology Verification Report for the Plasma Enhanced Melter ™

This Technology Verification report describes the nature and scope of the environmental evaluation of the performance of the Plasma Enhanced Melter™ (PEM™) system for waste treatment. The evaluation was conducted through a cooperative program established in 1998 between the Washington State Department of Ecology (WSDOE), Integrated Environmental Technology Inc. (IET), Allied Technology Group (ATG) and the Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF). The goal of this report is to provide potential users and purchasers of the PEMTM system with information they need to make more informed decisions regarding the performance of PEMTM as an equivalent or alternative to incineration for treating hazardous waste.