1991 Thermal Treatment Remediation Industry Contractor Survey

Abstract

This is the fifth in a series of summaries on the thermal treatment remediation industry. These summaries are developed from an annual survey of the contractors using mobile and lor transportable thermal treatment equipment to remediate contaminated soils. The previous surveys included information on contractor experience, contractor equipment, and equipment performance data. This paper includes the same types of data as previous papers, as well as new information on the type of regulatory program under which each project was conducted. This paper also includes a summary of treatment cost data for publicly funded thermal remediation projects.

Projected total remediation costs using all remediation technologies for the Superfund market segment range from $100 to $200 billion, with much of the total coming from Department of Energy sites. UST remediation costs have been estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at about $70 billion. Costs for RCRA Corrective Action, real estate transfer and spill cleanup remediation market segments are very difficult to estimate because of the relative lack of regulatory definition in these programs on a nationwide basis and because of the potential for regulatory change, particularly in the RCRA Corrective Action program.