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 | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |