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Contaminant Types

In Situ Thermal Remediation (ISTR) techniques will treat just about any organic compound, including:

• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), better known as simply Dioxins
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), often present in creosote at wood treatment sites, and coal tar at former Manufactured Gas Plant sites
• Trichloroethene (TCE), tetrachloroethene (PCE), 1,2-dichloroethene (1,2-DCE), trichloroethanes (TCA), and other halogenated hydrocarbons, often referred to as chlorinated solvents
• Pesticides and herbicides
• Petroleum, petroleum products and their volatile constituents including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes (BTEX), and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)
• Any other volatile or semi-volatile hydrocarbon
• Dense and light non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs and LNAPLs)
• Nearly any other organic compounds or combination of organic compounds

Mercury, a volatile metal whose boiling point is within the PCB range, can also be treated by appropriate use of ISTR techniques.

Further Information:

CVOC
SVOC
DNAPL