Compare decontamination technologies

From: Public Services and Procurement Canada

Compare the key elements of several decontamination technologies or learn more about a specific technology by consulting its fact sheet.

To help determine if a technology is appropriate for a contaminated site, the technology fact sheets also provide a list of laboratory tests and field tests recommended in the phases II and III environmental characterization.

Step 1: Select at least two technologies to compare

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Fact sheets are available for each technology by clicking the magnifying glass icon next to the technology name.

List of technologies to compare and their treatment type
Select 2 or more technologies	Treatment type
Adsorption—ex situ Fact sheet	Physical
Adsorption—in situ Fact sheet	Physical
Aerobic biopile Fact sheet	Biological
Aerobic composting Fact sheet	Biological
Air sparging Fact sheet	Physical
Air striping Fact sheet	Physical
Anaerobic Bioremediation—in situ Fact sheet	Biological
Bioaugmentation—in situ Fact sheet	Biological
Biodegradation—Sediments Fact sheet	Sediment
Biopile—biological process—in situ Fact sheet	Biological
Bioreactor Fact sheet	Biological
Biosparging Fact sheet	Biological
Bioventing Fact sheet	Biological
Capping—sediments Fact sheet	Sediment
Catalytic reductive dehalogenation—in situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Chemical Oxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide (Fenton Reaction)—in situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Chemical Oxidation with Ozone - Ex Situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Chemical oxidation with ozone—in situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Chemical oxidation with permanganate—ex situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Chemical oxidation with permanganate—in situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Chemical oxidation with peroxide—ex situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Chemical oxidation—sediments—in situ Fact sheet	Sediment
Confined Aquatic Disposal and Engineered Containment Facilities—Sediments Fact sheet	Sediment
Constructed wetlands Fact sheet	Biological
Dehalogenation—ex situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Drawdown Pumping System for non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPL) Fact sheet	Non-aqueous phase liquid
Dredging and Off-site Disposal (Ex situ)— Sediments Fact sheet	Sediment
Electrical resistance heating—in situ Fact sheet	Thermal
Electrokinetics—in situ Fact sheet	Physical
Electromagnetic heating Fact sheet	Thermal
Electro-oxidation – ex-situ Fact sheet	Biological
Electro-oxidation – in situ Fact sheet	Biological
Enhanced aerobic bioremediation Fact sheet	Biological
Excavation (in the dry) and off-site disposal – sediments Fact sheet	Sediment
Excavation and Treatment Fact sheet	Physical
Frozen walls Fact sheet	Physical
High temperature thermal desorption Fact sheet	Thermal
Hot Air Injection Fact sheet	Thermal
Hot gas decontamination—ex situ Fact sheet	Thermal
Hot water injection Fact sheet	Thermal
Hydraulic containment Fact sheet	Physical
Impermeable walls Fact sheet	Physical
Incineration Fact sheet	Thermal
Landfarming Fact sheet	Biological
Low temperature thermal desorption—ex situ Fact sheet	Thermal
Methanotrophic biodegradation—in situ Fact sheet	Biological
Monitored Natural Attenuation Fact sheet	Biological
Monitored natural recovery (MNR) and enhanced natural recovery (ENR) – Sediments Fact sheet	Sediment
Multi-phase Extraction Systems for non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPL) Fact sheet	Non-aqueous phase liquid
Mycoremediation: White Rot Fungus Fact sheet	Biological
Permeable Passive/Reactive Barriers — in situ Fact sheet	Physical
Phytoremediation of Inorganic Compounds Fact sheet	Biological
Phytoremediation of Organic Compounds Fact sheet	Biological
Pump and Treat Fact sheet	Physical
Pump and Treat for Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL) Fact sheet	Non-aqueous phase liquid
Pyrolysis Fact sheet	Thermal
Reductive Dechlorination - Biological process - in situ Fact sheet	Biological
Separation—ex situ Fact sheet	Physical
Sequestration—sediments Fact sheet	Sediment
Skimming Fact sheet	Non-aqueous phase liquid
Soil mixing—chemical process—in situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Soil vapour extraction Fact sheet	Physical
Soil washing and solvent extraction—ex situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Soil washing, leaching, or chemical extraction—in situ Fact sheet	Chemical
Solidification/Stabilization — ex situ Fact sheet	Physical
Solidification/Stabilization—in situ Fact sheet	Physical
Steam Injection Fact sheet	Thermal
Ultraviolet treatment Fact sheet	Physical
Vitrification—ex situ Fact sheet	Thermal
Vitrification—in situ Fact sheet	Thermal

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