Advantages and Disadvantages of the Technology

The major advantages of electrokinetic technology are that it can be used 

Though electrokinetics is being advocated as an effective treatment mechanism, a lot of process-related issues, such as its ability to achieve the remediation goals, are yet to be addressed. Some of the major disadvantages of the technology are 

In most of the site demonstrations, the major hindrance was the site characteristics rather than any shortcomings in the technology. In spite of the fact that the projects 

In summary, an analysis of these field demonstrations reveals that a detailed study of contaminated sites is necessary for the successful application of the technology. Since no sites are alike, a case-to-case study is relevant in each case. Pretreatment of soil is also to be undertaken if necessary. Methods should be further developed to be more specific and selective as the success of the field remediation is largely operationally defined. 

Acar YB, Alshawabkeh A. (1993). Principles of electrokinetic remediation. Environmental 

---