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Steam Injection For Soil And Aquifer Remediation

The purpose of this Issue Paper is to provide to those involved in assessing remediation technologies for specific sites basic technical information on the use of steam injection for the remediation of soils and aquifers that are contaminated by volatile or semivolatile organic compounds.

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Steam Injection For Soil And Aquifer Remediation (PDF)(16 pp, 664 K, 1998, 540-S-97-505)