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5.7 Technology transfer
The environmental challenge posed by separate phase chlorinated solvents
in the subsurface is a problem found at a large number of both military and
industrial sites. The application of the SERB technology could have a signif-
icant effect on cleanup efforts for both DOD and private industry. Subsurface
restoration practitioners should be able to make direct use of the results of
the laboratory and field investigation. The results are also directly applicable
to the needs of the regulatory community and should promote the acceptance
of innovative technologies for subsurface remediation.
The SERB project was focused on a controlled field test, which demon-
strated the capabilities of a treatment train technology that incorporated both
active and passive remediation. The reports and presentations from this
work will provide technical guidance as to the feasibility for implementation
at full scale. The field demonstration was conducted in conjunction with an
ongoing collaborative field research project, which involved the State of
Florida DEP, the University of Florida, LFR Levine Fricke (site operations
contractor), the EPA Technical Innovation Office, and the EPA National Risk
Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL). The involvement of this
diverse group of collaborators should facilitate technology transfer efforts.
The EPA NRMRL's Groundwater Ecosystems and Restoration Division,
located in Ada, OK, houses the Superfund Technology Support Center (TSC),
which provides a mechanism for technical assistance and technology transfer
to move research results to the private sector. The TSC has provided technical
assistance on more than 300 Superfund sites since 1987 and has conducted
numerous technology transfer seminars for EPA regional personnel, state
personnel, and private contractors who are responsible for subsurface reme-
diation at hazardous waste sites. The TSC provides a very effective means
for transferring the results of this research to the user community.
An implementation manual for the SERB technology is currently in
preparation. This manual will discuss the considerations that should be
made before application of the technology as well as the results from the
SERB demonstration project. This manual will be produced as an EPA report
that will be widely distributed and available to government personnel and
private industry.
5.8 Notice
The work upon which this report is based was supported by the U.S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its Office of Research and Devel-
opment with funding provided by the Strategic Environmental Research and
Development Program (SERDP), a collaborative effort involving the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
and the U.S. Department of Defence (DOD). It has not been subjected to
Agency review and, therefore, does not necessarily reflect the views of the
Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred. Mention of trade
