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A Quarterly Newsletter Issue 15. Q4 2013 In This Issue - TerraTherm Patents Efficient, Cost-Effective Method Remediation of Organic Contaminats, Dioxin and PCBs at Small- and Moderate-Scale Sites - Want to Learn More about In Situ Thermal Remediation (ISTR)? Join our New Free Webinar Series - Get to know us - Kelly Clemons - Did you know...? - Project Updates - See You There! - Join Our Team - About TerraTherm Project Updates Bay Area, CA Construction is fully underway and progressing well. All equipment is on site. The site will be operational before the end of the calendar year. Central Connecticut Aboveground construction, TerraTherm Patents Efficient, Cost-Effective Method Remediation of Organic Contaminants, Dioxins and PCBs at Small - and Moderate-Scale Sites TerraTherm, Inc. has announced that the companion patent to its innovative, "In-box," In-Pile Thermal Desorption ® (IPTD ® ) Technology has issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,562,252. TerraTherm's in-box system uses field-proven thermal conduction heating (TCH) to provide remediation of a broad range of organic contaminants, while greatly improving the material handling process through vehicle drive-in-and-out capability. TerraTherm's patented IPTD ® system is cost-effective and provides major productivity improvements for both on-site and off-site remediation of waste, especially well-suited for small- and moderate-scale sites. In many cases, it can eliminate the need for off-site disposal of contaminated soils and sediments. The in-pile process can destroy 95% or more of the contaminant mass by oxidation and/or pyrolysis and features an Air Quality Control system that ensures that emissions concentrations remain far below stipulated concentrations. "We have long been aware that the marketplace has a growing need for more efficient and cost-effective ways to treat soils and sediments in-pile, and TerraTherm is very pleased to provide an effective solution," says Ralph Baker, Chairman and Chief Scientist at TerraTherm, and lead inventor of the process. "This patented technology (along with the companion patent U.S. Patent 8,348,551, which issued in January 2013) enables on-site treatment options that can eliminate the cost and community impacts of transporting the contaminated materials to a treatment facility. Operators of regional treatment centers also get major return on investment from improved material handling and other efficiencies. In both cases, the capability to treat small or large

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Page 1: A Quarterly Newsletter Issue 15. Q4 2013 · A Quarterly Newsletter Issue 15. Q4 2013 In This Issue - TerraTherm Patents Efficient, Cost-Effective ... destroy 95% or more of the contaminant

A Quarterly Newsletter Issue 15. Q4 2013

In This Issue

- TerraTherm PatentsEfficient, Cost-EffectiveMethod Remediation ofOrganic Contaminats,Dioxin and PCBs at Small-and Moderate-Scale Sites

- Want to Learn More aboutIn Situ Thermal Remediation(ISTR)? Join our New FreeWebinar Series

- Get to know us - KellyClemons

- Did you know...? - Project Updates - See You There! - Join Our Team - About TerraTherm

Project Updates

Bay Area, CAConstruction is fully underwayand progressing well. Allequipment is on site. The site willbe operational before the end ofthe calendar year.

Central ConnecticutAboveground construction,

TerraTherm Patents Efficient, Cost-EffectiveMethod Remediation of Organic Contaminants,

Dioxins and PCBs at Small - and Moderate-ScaleSites

TerraTherm, Inc. has announced that the companion patent to itsinnovative, "In-box," In-Pile Thermal Desorption® (IPTD®)Technology has issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,562,252.TerraTherm's in-box system uses field-proven thermal conductionheating (TCH) to provide remediation of a broad range of organiccontaminants, while greatly improving the material handlingprocess through vehicle drive-in-and-out capability. TerraTherm'spatented IPTD® system is cost-effective and provides majorproductivity improvements for both on-site and off-site remediationof waste, especially well-suited for small- and moderate-scalesites. In many cases, it can eliminate the need for off-site disposalof contaminated soils and sediments. The in-pile process candestroy 95% or more of the contaminant mass by oxidation and/orpyrolysis and features an Air Quality Control system that ensuresthat emissions concentrations remain far below stipulatedconcentrations.

"We have long been aware that the marketplace has a growingneed for more efficient and cost-effective ways to treat soils andsediments in-pile, and TerraTherm is very pleased to provide aneffective solution," says Ralph Baker, Chairman and ChiefScientist at TerraTherm, and lead inventor of the process. "Thispatented technology (along with the companion patent U.S.Patent 8,348,551, which issued in January 2013) enables on-sitetreatment options that can eliminate the cost and communityimpacts of transporting the contaminated materials to a treatmentfacility. Operators of regional treatment centers also get majorreturn on investment from improved material handling and otherefficiencies. In both cases, the capability to treat small or large

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including process equipment, hasstarted at this ~1.5 acre site andis expected to be completed bythe end of the year. Thermaloperations are anticipated to startJanuary 2014.

Danang, VietnamAfter filling the 45,000 cubic yardsoil pile, TerraTherm installed allvertical and horizontal pipes inthe IPTD® wellfield. The surfacecover of lightweight insulatingconcrete is being poured, andconstruction of the liquid/ vaportreatment plant is underway.

New HampshireTerraTherm has been awarded athermal remediation designcontract for a steam enhancedextraction (SEE) system toremediate CVOCs and LNAPL insoils and groundwater.

Teterboro, NJ All treatment objectives havebeen achieved at this 3.2 acresite. Demobilization is nearlycomplete. We hope to becompletely off site before theholidays.

See more updates in each issueof Think Thermal or visit ourwebsite: www.terratherm.com!

See You There!

Come see us at one of the belowconferences. Please let us know ifyou are attending so we canarrange a convenient meeting timeto discuss your thermal needs.

2014 Commercial Real EstateForecast

December 3rd , 2013Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

For more information, click here

quantities of material in enclosures that permit easy loading andunloading through drive-in-out access will provide substantialbenefits."

One example of how the IPTD® process may be utilized

TerraTherm's In-Box IPTD® process is expected to be of greatinterest to enable treatment of smaller and moderate-sized sitesthat cannot support a custom-built IPTD® treatment system.Particular interest in this technology has been expressed in NorthAmerica, Europe and Asia for treatment of Dioxin- and PCB-contaminated soils and sediments. The process can beconfigured as a transportable system capable of treating small tomoderate volumes of waste that are expensive to dispose of (e.g.,soil contaminated by transformer oil spills, drums or supersacks ofdioxin-contaminated soil), and do so by means of a quick modularon-site set up and treatment.

Want to Learn More about In Situ ThermalRemediation? - Join our New Free Webinar Series

TerraTherm is pleased to launch our educational webinar series,"Inside In Situ Thermal Remediation." The purpose of theseries is to provide detailed presentations on all aspects ofthermal remediation. We wish to answer any questions that youmay have regarding ISTR. We believe our panel of experts havethe most practical experience of applying the widest range ofISTR technologies in the field, and are here to share theirknowledge with YOU.

On Thursday, October 24th Dr. Gorm Heron presented, "ThermalConduction Heating for the Remediation of DNAPL in

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24th Annual West CoastConference on Soil, Water, Energy

and Air March 17-20 , 2014

San Diego, CA For more information, click here

Intersol 2014 March 18-20, 2014

Lille, France For more information, click here

The 5th International Symposium &Exhibition n the redevelopment of

Manufactured Gas Plant SitesApril 6-8, 2014Destin, Florida

For more information, click here

2014 RPIC Federal ContaminatedSites National Workshop

April 14-16, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario

For more information, click here

Join Our Team

TerraTherm is always on thelookout for new candidates to joinour company. Check out our

Fractured Bedrock." The session was well received promptingus to host additional webinars throughout the rest of 2013 and into2014. We have also decided to host the webinars twice in thesame day in order to accommodate our audience in other timezones. If you happen to miss the live sessions, you can watchrecorded versions on our website.

Our next scheduled webinar, "When is Hotter Better? EffectiveTreatment of Higher-Boiling Contaminants includingChlorobenzenes, PCBs and Dioxins" will take place onDecember 5th at 9:00 am and again at 12:00 pm EST. Presentedby Dr. Ralph Baker, this is a session you won't want to miss.. Please sign up using the links below:

Thursday December 5, 2013 at 9am EST

Thursday December 5, 2013 at 12pm EST

If you would like to be added to our webinar contact list pleaseclick here.

If you have an idea for a webinar, or a topic you would like to hearmore about, please email [email protected] with yoursuggestion.

Get to know us - Kelly Clemons

TerraTherm's Technical Sales Representative: Ms.Kelly Clemons

Kelly Clemons joined TerraTherm in 2010 as a Technical SalesRepresentative. Ms. Clemons has a strong background in theenvironmental field totaling over 22 years of experience, including10 years in analytical chemistry both at the technician andoperational/quality management levels. Ms. Clemons' experiences

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website for the latest job postings.

Senior Project Manager,Danang Construction SupervisorProject EngineerChemical Engineer Electrical Technician

Read more about our jobopenings here or [email protected] if you haveany questions.

About TerraTherm

TerraTherm, Inc. is a worldwideleader in the development andimplementation of In Situ ThermalRemediation of source zones andhazardous waste. We design,build, operate, and manageprojects from concept to closure,using In Situ Thermal Desorption(ISTD), Steam EnhancedExtraction (SEE) and ElectricalResistance Heating or acombination of the above.

Worldwide service is deliveredfrom company headquarters inGardner, MA, and offices inBakersfield, CA, Denver, CO,Houston TX, and Baltimore, MDas well as licensees includingKrüger A/S (Denmark, Sweden,Norway, Finland, TheNetherlands, Belgium, Italy andPoland) and SheGoTec Japan,Inc. (Japan).

For more information, visit us atwww.terratherm.com

include three years in corporate quality assurance management,three years in treatability laboratory management, and six years inbusiness development of remediation technologies.

Ms. Clemons received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biologyfrom Emory College in Atlanta, GA. For the past three years atTerraTherm, Kelly's focus has been on the customers. She willoften be the first person you communicate with when contactingTerraTherm about a potential site. Ms. Clemons will analyze yoursite conditions and discuss which of TerraTherm's technologieswill work best on the site, develop a preliminary conceptualdesign, recommend treatability studies if appropriate, participatein client meetings, and contribute to the development of aproposal. Kelly Clemons' main role is to support the client at theinitial stages of project development, after which a handoff ismade to a designated and experienced project team. But evenafter that point, Kelly remains available to assist with customerservice as needed.

Did you know...?

TerraTherm's Corporate Safety & Compliance DirectorLinda Martin, just passed her Certified Industrial Hygienist(CIH) exam. This is the highest level of certification in thesafety and industrial hygiene profession, requiring asignificant amount of education and training in safetyrelevant subjects, years of professional experience andpassing a difficult examination.

TerraTherm's Corporate Safety & ComplianceDirector: Linda Martin, PG, CHMM, CET, CSP, CIH

Two of TerraTherm's projects were pictured on the coverpage of the prestigious Groundwater Monitoring &

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You can now followTerraTherm on social media soyou don't miss a thing!

Remediation journal Spring and Summer editions in 2013.The first cover from the Spring issue shows an aerial viewof a site in Reerslev, Denmark that was remediated usingIn Situ Thermal Desorption. The second cover fromSummer 2013 shows an ISTD wellfield at a site inRichmond, California. Related technical articles on thosesites authored by TerraTherm staff were featured insideeach issue.

Two TerraTherm Projects Featured on the Cover of GWM&R: Reerlsev,Denmark (left) and Richmond, CA (right)

Our next four-hour In Situ Thermal Remediation workshopwill be held at the AEHS 24th Annual West CoastConference on Soil, Water, Energy and Air in San Diego from March 17-20, 2014.

© TerraTherm, Inc. 2013 Think Thermal Newsletter Issue 15. Q4 2013