The Citizen's Guide series is a set of 22 fact sheets that summarizes cleanup methods used at Superfund and other sites. Both soil vapor extraction, or “SVE,” and air sparging extract (remove) contaminant vapors from below ground for treatment above ground. Vapors are the gases that form when chemicals evaporate.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- A Citizen's Guide to Soil Vapor Extraction and Air Sparging (PDF)(2 pp, 2 MB, 2012, 542-F-12-018)