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A contaminated groundwater plume at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NPL site in Pasadena, CA, is now treated by an offsite municipal water treatment plant that was designed to optimize pumping operations, treatment processes, and green building aspects. *Updated*

 
Lawrence Aviation Industries

A groundwater treatment building for the Lawrence Aviation Industries NPL site in Port Jefferson Station, NY, benefits from geothermal energy and other green building aspects.

Massachusetts Military Reservation

Groundwater investigations at the Massachusetts Military Reservation at Cape Cod, MA, included sampling of nearby cranberry bogs to assure protection of ecosystem services.

Former St. Croix Alumina Plant

Wind turbines at the former St. Croix Alumina Plant in St. Croix, VI, drive compressed air into hydraulic skimming pumps used to recover petroleum product for reuse.

Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc.

Four gradient-driven constructed wetlands populated by cattails or pondweed treat contaminated groundwater at the Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc., NPL site in Benson, AZ.

Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill

Treatment of landfill gas collected through 460 gas extraction wells relied on microturbines at the Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill NPL site in Monterey Park, CA.

Barskdale Air Force Base

Use of native plants above the landfill cover at the Barskdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, LA, minimizes maintenance activities while helping to avoid erosion and control stormwater runoff.

 
 
 

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Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites

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Questions and comments about EPA's green remediation efforts may be forwarded to:
Carlos Pachon, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.

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