Underground Storage Tanks

Government Agency Guidance Documents (Federal, State, Local)

• Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Sandia National Laboratories and the DOE MNA Guidance Document
• National Research Council (NRC)
  • Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Remediation (2000)
    • Complete document from National Academy Press (Text presented as individual GIF images, but searchable database is available)
• Federal Remediation Technology Roundtable (FRTR)
  • Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix and Reference Guide
    • 4.30 Natural Attenuation
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  • A natural attenuation field study conducted jointly by the EPA Region 5, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), and Amoco Corporation (Amoco). This project, initiated in October 1994 has goals of determining the effectiveness of natural attenuation and developing a cost-effective way to evaluate it.
    • PDF Format (24 pp, 60K, About PDF)
  • "Interim Guidance On Natural Attenuation For Petroleum Releases." PUB-RR-614 Technical guidance on site investigation needs, data analysis, and monitoring for natural attenuation at petroleum release sites as well as Wisconsin regulatory requirements for site closure when using natural attenuation as a remedy.
    • PDF Format (104pp, 582K, About PDF) --Full text
    • Zip File (You may need WinZip to open this file) --Natural Attenuation Excel Spreadsheet Templates (as described in Appendices A and B of the Guidance)

Books

• Natural Attenuation of Fuels and Chlorinated Solvents in the Subsurface. 1999. T.H. Wiedemeier, H.S. Rifai, C.J. Newell, and J.T. Wilson. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY, NY. 617p.

Journal Articles

• The Variability and Intrinsic Remediation of a BTEX Plume in Anaerobic Sulphate-Rich Groundwater. 1999. G.B. Davis, C. Barber, T.R. Power, J. Thierrin, B.M. Patterson, J.L. Rayner, Q. Wu. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol. 36, pp.265-290.
• Demonstrating Localized Intrinsic Biodegradation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons Using Time Series Sampling. 1999. K.E. Schilling. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.115-124.
• A Practical Approach to Evaluating Natural Attenuation of Contaminants in Ground Water. 1994. P.M. McAllister and C.Y. Chiang. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, Vol. 14, no. 2, pp.161-173.
• Natural Attenuation: Is Dilution the Solution? (PDF) (5 pp, 287K, About PDF) 2002. J. E. Odencrantz, M. D. Varljen, and R. A. Vogl. LUSTLine, Bulletin 40, March, pp.8-12.
• 1998 National RNA Survey Spreadsheet. M. Martinson. Underground Tank Technology Update (UTTU), Jul/Aug 1998, pp.8-13.
• Study Points to New Trends in Use of Alternative Technologies at LUST Sites. D. Tulis, P.F. Prevost, and P. Kostecki. Soil & Groundwater Cleanup, July 1998, pp.12-17.
• 1998 National RNA Survey. M. Martinson. Underground Tank Technology Update (UTTU), May/Jun 1998.
• Natural Attenuation Can be an Option for Chlorinated Solvents.
  T.H. Weidemeier and M.J. Pound. Soil & Groundwater Cleanup, May 1998, pp.34-36.
• Symposium on Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater - A Summary
  Tim Parker & Tom Mohr. HydroVisions Winter 1996.

Groundwater Currents

• Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated VOCs in Wetlands
  September 1998, No. 29
• Natural Attenuation Research at Dover
  September 1996, No. 16
• Natural Attenuation of Hexavalent Chromium
  July 1995, No. 12

Technical Papers/Posters

• American Geophysical Union
  • Spring Meeting 1997 Natural Attenuation and Groundwater Remediation I Posters

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