Thermal conductive heating is the application of heat to subsurface soils through conductive heat transfer.  The source of the heat is applied via electric or gas powered thermal wells.  Thermal wells are inserted vertically, or horizontally, in an array within the soil.  Heat flows from the heating elements by conduction.  The heating process causes contaminants to be vaporized or destroyed by means of:
# evaporation
# steam stripping
# hydrolysis
# oxidation
# pyrolysis
Vaporized contaminants are collected from vapor extraction wells and containerized for removal or recycling.