Innovations in ground water and soil cleanup : from concept to commercialization / Committee on Innovative Remediation Technologies, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Innovative Remediation Technologies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hazardous waste site remediation.

Hazardous waste management industry--Technological innovations.

Hazardous waste management industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most books on ground water and soil cleanup address only the technologies themselves--not why new technologies are or are not developed. Innovations in Ground Water and Soil Cleanup takes a holistic approach to the entire field, addressing both the sluggish commercial development of ground water and soil cleanup technologies and the attributes of specific technologies. It warns that, despite cleanup expenditures of nearly $10 billion a year, the technologies remain rudimentary. This engaging book focuses on the failure of regulatory policy to link cleanup with the financial interests of the company responsible for the contamination. The committee explores why the market for remediation technology is uniquely lacking in economic drivers and why demand for innovation has been so much weaker than predicted. The volume explores how to evaluate the performance of cleanup technologies from the points of view of the public, regulators, cleanup entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders. The committee discusses approaches to standardizing performance testing, so that choosing a technology for a given site can be more timely and less contentious. Following up on Alternatives for Ground Water Cleanup (NRC, 1994), this sequel presents the state of the art in the cleanup of various types of ground water and soil contaminants. Strategies for making valid cost comparisons also are reviewed.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Challenges of Ground Water and Soil Cleanup""; ""2 Market-Based Approaches for Stimulating Remediation Technology Development""; ""3 State of the Practice of Ground Water and Soil Remediation""; ""4 Measures of Success for Remediation Technologies""; ""5 Testing Remediation Technologies""; ""6 Comparing Costs of Remediation Technologies""; ""APPENDIX A Data Bases Containing Information About Remediation Technologies""; ""APPENDIX B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612082122

9780309174701

0309174708

9781282082120

1282082124

9780309521482

0309521483

9780585030845

0585030847

OCLC:

923257141