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Technical Procedures

As part of its support to the Minister of Environment and Energy Security for the Sites of National Interest (SINs), ISPRA has developed, sometimes in cooperation with the National Institute of Health (ISS), procedures for the application of some site remediation techniques. These procedures, even though prepared for a specific SIN, are taken as a reference for projects presented in other Sites of National Interest.

Screening matrix for the selection of remediation technologies

ISPRA has created a screening matrix as a decision support tool for the selection of remediation technologies.
The matrix is not intended as a definitive state-of-the-art, since the experimentation of new technologies or technical progress on consolidated technologies may lead to its revision; it has been therefore designed as a tool continuously updated.
The matrix considers 25 in situ and ex situ technologies for soil remediation and 16 in situ and ex situ technologies for groundwater remediation. Variables used include timing, need for long-term monitoring, limitations and applicability and, where available, case studies.
The Remediation technologies screen matrix developed by the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable has been used as a model with the addition of some relevant contaminants in the national regulation.

Technical documents for the application of remediation technologies

The publications on remediation technologies ISCO and SVE were prepared as part of the IMPEL Water & Land Remediation project activities with the support of networks such as COMMON FORUM, Eionet WG Contamination and NICOLE. They are intended to serve as a source of information to expand knowledge between European countries and regions, to improve understanding of specific remediation technologies, to specify the conditions for their applicability, to provide guidance on conducting a pilot trial, to implement technologies at site scale, and to monitor their effectiveness over time.
The contents reported in the papers, although based on the bibliography, the authors' experience and collected case studies, may not be exhaustive of all situations in which technologies have been or will be applied.
Publications should NOT, however, be considered as a guideline or reference document and any recommendations given are not legally binding. Please note that the soil, geological and hydrogeological contexts of contaminated sites vary widely, so site-specific design and implementation are critical to the successful remediation of a contaminated site

 

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Update: June 2024