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Decontamination Technologies and Procedures: Household Bleach Solution
Training video for the use of Sodium Hypochlorite, or common household bleach, as an effective sporicidal disinfectant against Bacillus anthracis, or anthrax. Research has shown that when modified, a bleach solution is effective in achieving up to a six- to seven-log reduction in anthrax spores when applied to hard, non-porous surfaces that stay wetted with the solution for up to 60 minutes.
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Environmental Response News Magazine #2
The second ERTV News Magazine visits a first responder training exercise in Irvine, CA, and investigates and underground oil plume in VA. Cleanup options at abandoned wood treatment sites are studied along with aquatic life next to a cleaned PCB site in MD. (1992)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #5
The Divex Explosive Site near Columbia SC required the cooperation of over 30 agencies and contractors to safely detonate and remove explosives in the 5th installment of the ERTV News magazine. Site Shots makes stops in LA, WY, HI. In-situ Vitrification is presented as a viable remediation alternative in Technology Update.(1994)
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In-Situ Thermal Treatment of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater
Three methods for cleaning DNAPL-contaminated soils are discussed. Each method heats the soils, contaminants, and groundwater and then removes the vaporized or liquefied contaminants. In-Situ Thermal remediation is considered safer, faster, and less disruptive than traditional remediation methods.
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Manasota Plating Superfund Site
Groundwater contaminated with cyanide is remediated using a unique on-site de-watering and water treatment operation at an abandoned electroplating facility in Sarasota, FL. (1995)
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Divex Response and Removal Action
A chemical explosion in South Carolina that took the life of the facility’s owner prompted local officials to enlist EPA and ATF to assist with the identification, transportation, an controlled detonation of over 40,000 lbs. of explosives.(1994)
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Wyoming Bioremediation
A team in northern Wyoming implemented Bioremediation, an onsite process that uses naturally occurring microorganisms to breakdown petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in soil. The contamination was the result of oil well exploration.(1998)
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E-Data Overview (Electronic Data Transfer and Validation System)
The e-Data, or Electronic Transfer and Validation System, is a PC-based system developed by the EPA to assist in the validation, management, and communication of hazardous waste sample information.
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Navajo Vats- Navajo Language Version
Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1993)
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U.S. Finishing / Cone Mills
Asbestos and an underground chemical plume containing chromium warranted a Time Critical Removal Action by EPA at a former textile mill near Greenville, SC.
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Navajo Vats
Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1992)
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Environmental Response News Magazine # 12
First responders encountering clandestine drug labs face a new set of challenges. The magazines's main feature story presents guidelines to keep them informed, aware, and safe. Also covered: A heat treatment system for residences contaminated with methyl parathion; an oil spill dispersion exercise; and a phytoremediation update. (1999)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #10
EPA’s response to the devastating Midwest Floods of 1997 is featured. "Site Shorts" updates the demolition of an asbestos plant along with an emergency response exercise in a Hawaiian highway tunnel and a drum site excavation. Flywheel technology is also presented..(1998)
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Tire Fires
This video identifies and discusses the health and environmental threats that result from tire fires. Practical suggestions are offered for combating tire fires, various extinguishing methods are reviewed, and community level safeguards are discussed. (1987)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #3
Featured stories include a wood-treating site cleanup in Montana and an experimental sea oil burn analysis on the coast of Alabama. The latest advances in environmental computer technology, including lasers and remote control are presented in “Technology Update.” "Site Shorts" covers work in IN, CA, and WA. (1993)
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Navajo Vats II (Spanish Translation)
Spanish Translation of program that highlights pilot treatability studies by the EPA and the Navajo Nation to determine the most cost-effective way to clean up soils contaminated with toxaphene.(1998)
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Matthews, NC Drum Site
EPA performed a Time Critical Removal Action at abandoned warehouse in Matthews, NC that held approximately 5,000 contaminant-filled drums. A portable on-site laboratory processed over 100 samples daily, allowing compatible waste streams to be combined, or "bulked" for off site disposal. (1998)
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The TAGA Team
The Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) mobile laboratory performs real time ambient air monitoring, soil gas monitoring, and indoor air sampling in support of the USEPA's Environmental Response Team. (2002)
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Basket Creek Superfund Site
In the 1960s, a woodland ravine in Georgia became an illegal toxic waste dump. Soil excavation was ruled out due to the severity of the contamination. A unique multiphase cleanup was developed and is featured in this video. (1993)
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Lorain County Pesticide Removal Site
This video highlights an interagency four-phase action plan used to decontaminate 235 residences contaminated with the pesticide methyl parathion in OH.
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Asbestos: Managing Problems, Addressing Concerns
This video illustrates the asbestos containment process during abatement, reuse of the contaminated water for removal operations, and strategies for working with local communities to increase communication. (1999)
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Cleanup by the CRV
A new technology, Cylinder Recovery Vessel (CRV), was used to clean up the results of an explosion of 182 unmarked cylinders. This video depicts the step-by-step CRV cleanup.
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SACM (Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model)
SACM is a fast-track approach to speed the cleanup process at hazardous waste sites. SACM is applied Montana Post & Pole Site as a demonstration. (1998)
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Alabama Oil Burn
A joint US/Canadian study to measure the environmental impact of burning spilled oil as a cleanup technique. Data were used to assess potential environmental impact. (1993)
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Phytoremediation , The Clean Green
A newly developing technique called "phytoremediation" takes advantage of the natural abilities of plants to contain and remove toxic materials from the soil and groundwater. Two field-scale pilot projects are used as examples.(1998)
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