Introducing new technologies into today's cleanup arena

The introduction of new technologies into the environmental cleanup arena has proven to be time-consuming, expensive, and encumbered by many institutional, regulatory, and technical obstacles. Therefore, cleanup contractors and regulators have tended to rely on established, historically proven technologies even though more effective approaches are needed. This paper addresses some of the key issues facing industry and the federal agencies in their attempts to use new technologies to meet expanding environmental management needs. 13 refs.