Exhibit 5-3. Suggested Parameters to Report that Affect Cost and Performance

Exhibit 5-3

Suggested Parameters to Report that Affect Cost and Performance

Soil Types

Aggregate Soil Matrix Properties

Organic Properties

System Parameters

Biological Activity

Misc.

Technology

l

Bioventing

l

l1

Capping

l

l2

In Situ Heating

l

l3

Phytoremediation

l

Soil Flushing

l

Soil Vapor Extraction

l

l4

Vitrification

l

l5

Composting

l

l6

Incineration

l

l7

Land Treatment

l

l8

Slurry-Phase Bioremediation

l

l9

Soil Washing

l

l10

Stabilization

l

l11

Thermal Desorption

Nonmatrix Characteristics that Affect Cost or Performances

Notes

Future use; precipitation; design infiltration rate; permeability of clay liner, geomembrane, or other polymer layers

1

Contaminants: Type and concentration of contaminants.

Electrical conductivity (for electrical heating); electrical or radio frequency (RF) power input

2

Cleanup goals/remediation objectives and requirements: Maximum contaminant levels, schedules, sampling and analysis.

Plants per unit area and plant type

3

Environmental Setting (for In Situ Technologies): Geology, stratigraphy, and hydrogeology (primarily).

Lower explosive limit; glass-forming metals; electrical conductivity; power consumption per unit volume; presence of inclusions

4

Quantiy of material treated. Cubic yards or 1,000 gallons of water.

Moisture content; soil loading rate

5

BTU value; halogen content; metal content

6

Field capacity; moisture content

7

Density of slurry; volume fraction of water

8

Cation exchange capacity of soils

9

Curing time; compressive strength; volume increase; permeability

10

Bulk density

11