ABSTRACT
The first candidate technology has been tested under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) new Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) program. It was a solidification/stabilization process developed specifically for hazardous waste streams with high organic content. The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) provided for the promulgation of a Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation program to accelerate the development, demonstration, and use of new or innovative technologies as potential alternatives for Superfund cleanup. The objective of each evaluation conducted under the SITE program is to develop reliable cost and performance data on innovative technologies. If found technically sound and cost effective in comparison to traditional alternatives, the new technologies could be considered for utilization at Superfund sites. The HAZCON process for solidification/stabilization of hazardous wastes was the first candidate tested under the new program. The several hundred thousand dollars EPA spent evaluating HAZCON's technology was an investment in the future. The data gained serve benchmark for rank-ordering future solidification/stabilization technologies.
