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API PUBL 1628 Document Information:
Title
Guide to the Assessment and Remediation of Underground Petroleum Releases
American Petroleum Institute
Publication Date:
Jul 1, 1996
Scope:
Purpose and Scope
This publication provides a basic overview of proven technologies for
the assessment and
remediation of petroleum releases in soil and groundwater. This
document does not address
assessment and remediation of releases to surface-water environments,
such as rivers, lakes, and
oceans although releases to soil and groundwater may migrate to these
receptors.
This document is intended as a guide for those who must deal with
accidental releases arising from
the production, transportation, refining, and marketing of liquid
petroleum products or unrefined
crude oil. This publication may also be a useful manual for
environmental professionals, regulatory
agencies, consultants, attorneys, fire marshals, and citizens. The use
of technical terms has been
avoided where possible. Technical terms used are defined when first
mentioned in the text.
Since publication of the second edition of API Publication 1628 in
1989, new technologies and
improvements in existing technologies for the assessment,
characterization, and remediation of
petroleum hydrocarbon releases have evolved. Examples include air
sparging, passive bioremediation,
and field screening and analytical techniques. Incorporation of risk
and exposure assessment
practices with the traditional components of corrective action, known
as Risk-Based Corrective
Action (RBCA), is gaining attention as a method to focus remedial
measures and resources consistent
with the level of risk posed by a site to human health and the
environment. Moreover, ongoing
research and field work in areas such as natural attenuation,
optimization of liquid hydrocarbon
and groundwater recovery, liquid hydrocarbon migration, and
groundwater and vapor monitoring have
resulted in effective and cost-efficient methods for assessing and
remediating subsurface petroleum
hydrocarbon releases. The development of new federal and state
regulatory programs which require
cleanup of petroleum releases has also contributed to the need for a
supplemental publication. In
conjunction with the revision of this document, API technical
publications were prepared to provide
additional detail on operation and maintenance considerations for
remediation systems (1628E),
optimization of hydrocarbon recovery (1628C), in-situ air sparging
(1628D), risk-based decision
making (1628B), and natural attenuation processes (1628A). These
publications are available through
API. Those seeking more information about specific topics are referred
to Appendix A, a
bibliography of technical papers, reports, and books.
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