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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
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
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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
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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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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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