ABSTRACT
Soil vapor extraction (SVE) is an accepted, recognized, and cost-effective technology for remediating soils contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-VOCs.1,2 This technology is known in the industry by various other names, such as soil venting and vacuum extraction. The process involves inducing airflow in the subsurface with an applied vacuum and thus enhancing the in situ volatilization of contaminants. Depending on the depth of soil being remediated, extraction of air laden with contaminant vapors can be achieved with vertical extraction wells or horizontal extraction pipes.
