incorporating options to minimize the environmental footprints of a cleanup
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- EPA issues green remediation BMPs on clean fuel & emission technologies
- GSA offers agencies a new Carbon Footprint and Green Procurement Tool to support EO 13514
- NY DEC issues program policy on Green Remediation
- Join the EPA OSWER Discussion Forum's current online dialogue about green remediation
- DOE/FEMP issues technical support document for draft federal guidance on GHG accounting and reporting
- September 22-24 ConSoil 2010
international conference, Salzburg - October 5-7 GreenGov Symposium in Washington, DC
- More on the calendar...
Long-term cleanup at the BP site in Casper, WY, relies on natural gradient-driven passage of contaminated groundwater through subsurface and surface wetlands, which complements the site's redevelopment for commercial and recreational activities. *Updated*
Use of a 1.5-MW wind turbine at the Massachusetts Military Reservation avoids annual emission of about 6.7 tons of carbon dioxide associated with site cleanup.
A 3.5-MW solar energy farm provides direct power for pump-and-treat operations at the Aerojet-General Corporation facility in Rancho Cordova, CA.
Landfill gas "waste" conversion to energy has generated over 15,000 MWh of electricity at the Operating Industries Landfill in Monterey Park, CA.
Constructed wetlands at the Apache Powder NPL site in Benson, AZ, have removed more than 500,000 pounds of nitrate-nitrogen from groundwater.
Treatment of acid mine drainage in the Slippery Rock Watershed, PA, relies on gradient-driven engineering steps to neutralize about 180 pounds of discharge each day.
To meet federal "greening the government" goals, landfill cover construction at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana involved field strategies such as material salvaging.
GR Best Management Practices
- An introduction (PDF) (2 pp, 141K)
- Excavation and surface restoration (PDF) (4 pp, 238K)
- Site investigation (PDF) (4 pp, 179.12K)
- Pump and treat technologies (PDF) (8 pp, 224.95K)
- Bioremediation (PDF) (4 pp, 175.72K)
- Soil Vapor Extraction & Air Sparging (PDF) (4 pp, 130.76K)
- Clean Fuel & Emission Technologies for Site Cleanup (PDF) (10 pp, 348.50K) *New*
Upcoming Topics (PDF) (1 pg, 110.76K)
GR Technology Primer (PDF)
(56 pp, 814K):
Incorporating Sustainable
Environmental Practices into
Remediation of Contaminated Sites
Aligning with National Goals
Learn about executive orders, requirements, and guidance on energy and water management, green purchasing, and environmental stewardship
Questions and comments about EPA's green remediation efforts may be forwarded to:
Carlos Pachon, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
