Technology Screening Matrix
Development Status ⓧ | Availability ⓧ | Contaminant Classes ⓧ (Rating codes: Demonstrated Effectiveness, ◐ Limited Effectiveness, No Demonstrated Effectiveness, ♢ Level of Effectiveness dependent upon specific contaminant and its application/design, I/D Insufficient Data, N/A Not Applicable) |
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Profile | Treatment Type | Laboratory/ |
Pilot Studies | Full Scale | Remediate an Entire Site | Remediate Source Only | Part of a Technology Train | Final Remedy at Multiple Sites | Attain Cleanup Goals in Multiple Sites | Commercially Available Nationwide | Limited Commercial Availability | Research Organizations and Academia | Nonhalogenated VOC | Halogenated VOC | Nonhalogenated SVOC | Halogenated SVOC | Fuels | Inorganics | Radionuclides | Munitions | Emerging Contaminants |
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In Situ Thermal Treatment | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | I/D |
Water Treatment Technologies | Ex-situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | |||||||||
Monitored Natural Attenuation | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ● | ● | ● | ● | N/A | ● | ● | I/D | I/D |
In Situ pH Control | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | I/D |
In Situ Chemical Reduction | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | N/A | ● | N/A | ◐ | N/A | ● | N/A | ◐ | I/D |
Cometabolic Bioremediation | In situ biological | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ♢ | N/A | N/A | ♢ | I/D |
Soil Vapor Extraction | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | N/A | N/A | N/A | ◐ |
Sediment Capping with Amendments | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ◐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | I/D | I/D | I/D |
Monitored Natural Recovery and Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | I/D |
Bioventing | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ○ | ● | ○ | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | I/D |
Phytoremediation | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ◐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ● | I/D |
Air Stripping Ex Situ | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ● |
Air Stripping In Well | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ○ | ◐ | ○ | ○ | ○ | I/D |
Desorption and Incineration | Ex Situ Thermal Treatment | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ◐ | ● | I/D |
Solidification and Stabilization | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ○ | ○ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ● | ● | N/A |
Soil Flushing | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | I/D |
In Situ Combusiton | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Free Product Recovery Technologies | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | N/A | N/A | N/A | ◐ |
In Situ Activated Carbon | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | I/D | I/D | ● | I/D | I/D | I/D | ♢ |
Electrokinetic-Enhanced Remediation | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | I/D | ● | I/D | ● | ○ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | I/D |
Enhanced Aerobic Bioremediation | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ◐ | ○ | ◐ | ◐ | ○ | ◐ | I/D |
Disinfection | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D |
Biopiles | Ex situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ○ | ○ | ◐ | I/D |
Biowalls | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ◐ |
Dredged Material Processing Technologies | Other | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Landfarming | Ex situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ○ | ○ | ◐ | I/D |
Amendment Injection | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | I/D |
Biogeochemical Transformation | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ○ | ● | ○ | ● | ○ | ● | ○ | ● | ○ |
Composting | Ex situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ○ | ○ | ◐ | I/D |
Directional Wells | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D | I/D |
Enhanced In Situ Reductive Dechlorination for Groundwater | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ○ | ● | ○ | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | I/D |
In Situ Chemical Oxidation | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ● | I/D |
MEC Consolidated Detonation | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ● | ○ |
MEC Contained Detonation Chamber | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ● | N/A |
MEC Screening | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ◐ | ● | N/A |
Multi Phase Extraction | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ◐ | ○ | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ♢ |
Natural Source Zone Depletion | In situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | I/D | N/A | I/D | N/A | ● | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permeable Reactive Barriers | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ○ | ● | I/D |
Sediment Capping | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ● | ◐ | ● | ● | ● | I/D |
Soil Washing | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | N/A |
Environmental Dredging | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ◐ | ● |
Vapor Treatment Technologies | Air emission/off-gas | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | |||||||||
Bioreactors | Ex situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ◐ | ● | ◐ | ● | ○ | ◐ | ○ | ● | I/D |
Constructed Wetlands | Ex situ biological | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ♢ | ◐ | ● | ○ | ● | I/D |
Landfill and Soil Capping | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | I/D |
Groundwater Pump and Treat | Ex situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Air Sparging | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ◐ |
Large Diameter Auger Mixing | In situ physical/chemical | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | I/D |
Excavation and Off-Site Disposal | Other | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |