Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA
Demo
National Lead Industry, NJ
10/93
Carolyn Esposito
(908) 906-6895
Gary Vaccaro,
SAIC (201)489-5200 |
FORAGER® sponge |
Waters |
Heavy metals
90% removalSponge can scavenge
metals at ppm or ppb in industrial discharges
|
1 bed volume/minute
control pH, temp, total ionic content |
Open-celled cellulose
sponge |
Regeneration or
incineration of the metals-saturated sponge |
In situ directly inserted
into well or ex situ. Sponge can scavenge metals in
concentrated levels of ppm and ppb from industrial
discharges. $340 per 1000 gallons |
Pease
Air Force Base, Newington, NH Ronald
Turner (513) 569-7775
|
Adsorption (Ambersorb® 563 adsorbent) |
Ground water |
Vinyl Chloride,
1,1-Dichloro- ethene, Trichloroethene |
|
|
Condensed con taminants
are recovered through phase separation |
Ambersorb 563 adsorbent
has 5 to 10 times the capa city of granular activated
carbon (GAC) for low concentrations of volatile organic
com-pounds (VOC). |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Superfund
Site: Western Processing, WA (near Seattle) Mark Benjamin, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195, (206) 543-7645
|
Adsorption (Adsorptive Filtration) |
Ground water |
Soluble and particulate
Zinc |
|
|
|
Adsorptive filtration
removes inorganic contaminants (metals) from aqueous
waste streams. |
Superfund
Site: The Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Operable Unit
17, Comerse City, CO |
Sequence of unit
processes uncluding precipitation, filtration,
UV/chemical oxidation, GAC, air stripping and Adsorption
(Activated Alumina) |
Wastewater |
VOCs: benzene, toluene,
TCE, PCE;
Metals: arsenic, chromium, lead. |
|
|
Discharge of treated
effluent to the sanitary sewer and offsite disposal of
sludge and residuals. |
Treatment goals meet
Colorado Basic Standards for Ground Water (CBSG) and the
state MCLS. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Superfund
Site: Valley Wood Preserving, Inc., Turlock, CA |
Excavation and
cement-based fixation for contaminated soil.
Chemical treatment followed by Adsorption
(Activated Alumina) |
Soil and ground water |
Chromium and arsenic. |
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|
Backfilling excavated
area with treated soil.
Treated water is reinjected to ground water and/or
discharged to percolation ponds. |
Total estimated cost for
this remedial action is $3,850,000 with annual O&M
cost of $224,000. |
Superfund
Site: Motor Wheel, Lansing TWP, MI |
Backfilling, capping, and
slurry wall containment for contaminated soil.
Aeration, separation, air stripping, and Adsorption
(Activated Alumina) for ground
water. |
Soil and groundwater |
VOCs: benzene, PCE, TCE,
toluene, and xylenes;
Organics: PAHs, PCBs, and pesticides;
Metals: arsenic, chromium, and lead |
|
|
|
Activated alumina
adsorption process removes fluoride from ground water. |
Superfund
Site: Perham Arsenic, Perham, MN |
Filtration and Adsorption
(Activated Alumina) for ground
water on site |
Ground water |
Arsenic cleanup goal of
50 ppb from up to 1260 ppb in plume. |
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|
Discharge of treated
effluent to the aquifer;
Disposal of alumina filter media and filtered solids |
The overall Present Worth
costs are $2,548,776, with the annual O&M costs of
$217,806 (year 1 to 6) |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Englin
AFB Edward G. Marchand
HQ AFCESA/RAVW
Tyndall AFB,FL (904) 283-6023
|
Rotary air Stripper- high iron content |
Soil & Ground water |
>99% removal |
|
|
|
|
DOE Demo-
Savannah River Site, SC G.E.
Turner, DOE Savannah R. Oper. Office Env. Rest, Aiken, SC
|
Full-scale
pump and treat using aboveground air
stripping. |
Ground water |
Influent
concentrations: up to 48 ppm for TCE, up to 12 ppm for
PCE. Average VOC removal efficiencies in air stripper:
>99.9% |
In Situ |
7 horizontal
wells installed; only 2 wells used in field demonstration |
|
Total Capital
Cost: $4,103,000; Total Annual Operating Cost: $149,200.
$0.20/1,000 L ($0.75/1,000 gallons) |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Langley
AFB, VA Vern Bartels
Remedial Project Manager
|
Vacuum assisted well
point extraction system and aboveground air
stripping. |
Goundwater |
Total Recoverable
Petroleum Hydrocarbons: 25 to 4,100 ppb on ground water,
>100 ppm in soil. |
|
|
|
Total Capital Cost:
$569,739; Annual Operating Cost: $216,561 |
McClellan
AFB, CA Remedial Project Manager
McClellan AFB
|
Aboveground air stripping. |
660 million gallons of
ground water |
Estimated 33,000 kg of
VOCs released. Influent VOC concentration at 60 ppm |
|
7 extraction wells were
installed. 2 GAC units in series were used to polish
liquid phase after stripping. |
Effluent below permitted
discharge levels. |
Total Capital Cost;
$4,000,000; Total Annual Operating Cost: $1,240,000. |
Army
Demo
Fort Dix, NJSteve Maloney
(217) 373-6740
|
Catalytic Decontamination
and Air
stripping |
Ground water |
Reduction:
0% TOC
up to 90% VOC |
Ex situ |
Ozone injection and
stripping |
Air stream - treated in
catalytic unit and recycled |
Metal precipitate
clogging and biofouling can occur. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Verona
Wellfield
Battle Creek, MI |
GAC as pretreatment
for air
stripper. |
Ground water |
12,850 ppb TVOC Attained:
11 ppb |
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Coast Guard
Traverse City, MI |
GAC used with
Pump/treat |
Ground water |
10,329 ppb of Toluene.
Attained: < 10 ppb |
|
Discharge to municipal
sewer. |
|
|
Love Canal
Niagara Falls, NY |
GAC system for leachate treatment. |
Ground water |
28,000 ppb
Benzene. Attained: < 10 ppb |
|
|
|
|
Fort Drum,
Watertown, NYRemedial Project
Manager
Fort Drum Environmental Division
|
Air Sparging, Dual Phase Extraction
and GAC
|
Ground water |
Benzene,
Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) |
Full-scale remediation to recover free-phase
petroleum product using ground water extraction and air
stripping and GAC |
2 recovery
wells were installed and 2 GAC drums were used in series.
|
|
Total Capital
Cost: $958,780; Total annual Operating Cost: $129,440. |
Milan
AAP
Milan, TNUSAEC ETD
(410) 671-2054
|
GAC for explosives
contaminated ground water. |
Ground water |
1.0 - 2.0 mg/L total
explosive. Attained: ND (< 10 ppb) for all explosives |
|
|
|
|
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Amoco
Petroleum Pipeline
Constantine, MI |
Air Sparging, Dual Phase
Extraction and GAC to recover free product and treat ground water.
|
775 million gallons of
ground water |
300,000 to 2 million
gallons of gasoline, fuel oil, and kerosene |
In situ air sparging was
subsequently added to treat the saturated zone. 4
extraction wells and 30 air sparging wells were
installed. 2 GAC vessels in series |
118,000 gallons of free
product recovered |
|
Capital Cost: $297,000
for ground water recovery and treatment, $375,000 for air
sparging.
Annual Operating Cost: $475,000
$3 per 1,000 gallons of ground water treated. |
Commencement Bay South Tacoma Channel,
Tacoma, WAKevin Rochlin
Remedial Project Manager
U.S. EPA
|
2 liquid-phase GAC |
281,700,000 gallons of
ground water |
Specific VOCs at
influent: 13 to 2,000 µg/L.
DCE up to 100 ppb, PCA up to 300 ppb, PCE up to 5.4 ppb,
TCE up to 130 ppb. Attained: Specific VOCs at effluent: 1
to 13 µg/L. |
Full-scale application of
ground water extraction followed by GAC treatment in
conjunction with an SVE system. 7 ground water extraction
wells were installed and 2 liquid-phase GAC containers
were operated in parallel. |
|
|
Total cost: $1,343,701 |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA
Demo
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp., WI1993
Douglas Grosse
(513) 569-7844
|
Ion Exchange:
Electrochemical reduction & immobilization |
Ground water |
Hexavalent chromium and
other heavy metals |
In situ requires excess
ferrous ions - maintain pH |
Electrochemical reactions
generate ions for removal of hexavalent chromium |
Clean water is reinjected
into ground |
Ex situ can be used to
maximize rate and removal. |
Army
Demo
USACE-WES, MSMark Bricka
(601) 634-3700
|
Ion exchange: Xanthate
treatment |
Ground water &
wastewater |
Heavy metals |
Ion exchange with
xanthated material |
Precipitation,
sedimentation, and filtration |
Concentrated metal sludge |
Offers many advantages
over hydroxide precipitation. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA
Demo
Palangana Uranium Mine Site, TX7/93
Annette Gatchett
(513) 569-7697
|
Precipitation/ Filtration |
Ground water |
Low-moderate levels of
NORM (uranium, radium-226, thorium-230) |
Complexing, adsorption,
and absorption |
URAL complexing agent |
Treated water to holding
pond |
|
Coakley
Landfill
New Hampshire |
Precipitation: Pretreatment of ground water by
hydroxide precipitation with lime, |
Ground water |
Cr - 330 ppb
Ni - 122-200 ppb
As - 10-90 ppb Attained:
Cr - 50 ppb
Ni - 100 ppb
As - 50 ppb |
|
Used air stripping for
removal of VOCs |
|
|
Stringfellow Acid Pit Site California |
Precipitation. |
Water |
Cr - 1.5-270 ppm
Cd - 0.32-9.3 ppm
Zn - 2.2-300 ppm
Cu - 1.7-20 ppm
Attained:
Cr - 0.5 ppm
Cd - 0.11 ppm
Zn - 2.61 ppm
Cu - 2 ppm |
Pretreatment for the
removal of metals and organics, then POTW |
|
|
|
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Winthrop
Landfill
Winthrop, ME |
Precipitation |
Ground water |
As - 0.1-0.8 ppm
Ni - 0.04 ppm
Zn - 0.2-0.6 ppm
Attained:
As - 0.05 ppm
Ni - 0.04 ppm
Zn - 0.18 ppm |
Pilot test of metals from
the ground water by precipitation |
|
|
|
EPA
Removal Action
Crown Plating, MO10/1/89 to
12/31/89 (Removal)
Mark Roberts
(913) 236-3881
|
Dechlorination using the KPEG process/EPA
removal contractor |
Liquid (5 gallons) |
Criteria: Dioxin: <1 ppbInput:
Silvex - 10,000 ppm
Dioxin equivalents - 24.18 ppb
Output:
Silvex - 32 ppb
Dioxin equivalents - 0.068 ppb
|
Batch operation Retention time - 36 hours (including time of
equipment breakdown)
Temperature - 72 °C
pH - 13
Moisture content - 100%
|
Ground water extraction |
Built an on-site vacuum
for emissions control Contaminated
residual oil incinerated off-site
|
Three mobile units
currently available. Electroplating site. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Wastewater
Technology Center John Martin
U.S. EPA NRMRL (513)569-7676
|
Separation |
Ground water |
VOCs. 99% Removal
efficiency |
|
|
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|
EPA
& DOE Demo
Rocky Flats Facility, CO7/90
Annette Gatchett
(513) 569-7697
|
Separation: Filtration |
Ground water 58-95%
removal of uranium |
"Polishing"
filtration process for heavy metals and non-tritium
radio-nuclides (NORM, LLRW, TRU). Uranium in ground water
influent at filtration system concentration 40-100 mg/L |
Specific control - water
chemistry, water flux, and bed volume |
Sorption, chemical
complexing, and hydroxide precipitation |
Concentrated waste sludge |
Capital - $150K Operation - $0.40 to $0.53/1,000 L
$1.50-$2.00/1,000 gallons treated.
Colloid sorption filter for metals and
nontritium radionuclides commercial scale SITE demo.
|
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA
Demo
American Creosote Works, FL
1991Kim Lisa Kreiton
(513)569-7328 EPA RREL
John Martin
(513) 569-7758
|
Membrane Separation |
Ground water |
PAHs, smaller phenolics
Removal:
90% PAH
80% creosote
25-30% smaller phenolics |
|
Positive pressure
membrane hyperfiltration unit |
Clean H2O to
POTW, concentrated contaminants to holding tanks |
$228-$1,739/1,000 gallons
treated. $500K - $1.2M annual |
DOI
Demo
Birmingham, AL Manassas, VA1992
Ronald H. Church
(205) 759-9446
|
Solid/liquid separation |
Wastewater |
Solids and fine
particulate matter in mining wastes |
Feed flow rate in field
test unit was 50-175 gpm. Freed material is usually a
degradable polyacrylamide |
Pipe delivery system used
as mixing system to minimize quantity of feed used. Waste
should be in slurry form |
The "clean"
water can be discharged. Flocculated material becomes
solid waste for a landfill |
Polymer costs are
$0.50-0.60 per ton of dry solids produced when polymer is
bought in bulk. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
DOI
Demo
Bureau of Mines and USAEC (Cooperative effort) Buffalo,
NYRonald H. Church
(205) 759-9446
|
Solid/liquid separation |
Wastewater |
Suspended particulates
from dredging wastes |
Waste pumped through a
4-inch line to 1,000-gallon fiberglass mixing tank.
6-inch- by-2-inch static mixer. |
Polymer used for
flocculation is pumped through a 1-inch line to the
mixing tank. |
NTU values of the
discharge water ranged from 12 to 17, with the underflow
discharge containing about 31% solids |
Polymer costs:
$0.50/lb when bought in bulk. Focus of DOI/USACE test is
removal of suspended particulates from dredging of
sediments. |
EPA
SITE Demo
Selma Pressure Treating Selma, CA11/90
Edward Bates
(513) 569-7774
|
Pretreatment separation/ Solidification/ Stabilization with silicate
compounds |
Ground water, soil,
sludge |
Organics and inorganics |
Silicate compounds |
Pretreatment separation
of coarse and fine materials |
PCP leachate
concentrations reduced up to 97%. As, Cr, Cu immobilized |
Applied to a wide variety
of hazardous soils, sludges, and wastewaters. |
DOE
Integrated Demo,
4 DOE sites:
(1) Hanford
(2) Fernald, ID
(3) Oak Ridge
(4) Savannah River2/91
Roger Gilchrist
(509) 376-5310
|
Separation: USTs,
emphasizing the single-shell storage tanks located at the
Hanford site |
Ground water, soil |
Tank waste constituents
ranging from Na-nitrates to transuranics, in 3 forms:
supernatant (liquid), sludges, and saltcake (which can be
as hard as cement) |
UST-ID is pursuing
technologies in two general areas: characterization/
retrieval and separations of low-level waste |
Parameters vary among
technologies |
Parameters vary among
technologies |
The UST-ID program will
be used at Hanford, Fernald, Idaho, Oak Ridge, and
Savannah River. Most UST waste was generated by processes
used to separate nuclear fuels from other components. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
DOI,
Army, EPA Demo
Saginaw Bay Confined Disposal Facility, MI; Toronto,
Canada10/91 to 6/92
S. Jackson Hubbard
(513) 569-7507
|
Particle Separation Process |
Sediments (30 yd³ day) |
PCBs, heavy metals,
radionuclides |
Contaminant and grain
size analysis |
Screening, water and
chemicals added, attrition scrubbing, particle separation |
Output soil, silts,
clays, and waste-water |
Demo was part of the
Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
(ARCs) Program. |
EPA
Demo
Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site, PA1990
John Martin
(513) 569-7758
|
Membrane microfiltration |
Liquid wastes |
Solid particles in liquid
wastes-removal averaged 99.95% for Zn & TSS |
Filter press 45 psi Shallow aquifer with dissolved heavy metals
|
Tyvek (T-980) spun-bound
olefin filter |
Filter cake 40-60% solids |
Best for treating waste
less than 5,000 ppm. $213K -
$549K annual
|
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, CA Ronald Turner (513) 569-7775
|
Separation (Cross-Flow Pervaporation System) |
Ground water |
Organics, primarily TCE -
98% reduction |
TCE influent
concentrations - 250 ppm, flow rate - 10 gpm |
|
|
The ZENON Environmental
Inc. cross-flow pervaporation technology is a
membrane-based process that removes VOC from aqueous
matrices. |
Harris
County John Blount (713) 956-3000
|
Trickling Filter (Sprinkler Irrigation) |
Wastewater |
BOD, TSS |
BOD load rate - 45
lbs./day/1000 sq. ft.. Hydraulic load rate - 235
gallons/day/sq. ft.. |
|
Effluents are chlorinated
and stored in a pump tank. They are distributed to lawns
through an automatic irrigation system. |
|
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Tracey,
CA 1992 National Risk Management
Research Laboratory (513) 569-7697
|
Photochemical |
Ground water |
TCE, PCE, DCA |
|
|
|
|
Lawrence
Livermore Site 300, CA 1992 Vulcan
Peroxidation Systems, Inc. (602)790-8383 National Risk
Management Research Laboratory (513) 569-7697
|
Chemical Oxidation |
Ground water |
VOCs |
|
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|
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Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA
Demo
Coleman-Evans Site, FLNorma
Lewis
(513) 569-7665
|
Soil washing/catalytic
ozone oxidation |
Soil, sludge, &
ground water |
Organics - 1-20,000 ppm |
Soil washing enhanced by
ultrasound followed by oxidation |
Soil particles larger
than 1 inch are crushed |
Carbon filter for off-gas |
Excalibur technology. |
Navy
Demo
Bangor SUBASE, WASpring 1993
Carmen LeBron
(805) 982-1616
|
Advanced Oxidation Process. Bench-scale TNT and RDX treatability test.
Recirculating UV/ozone reactor. 30-minute retention. |
Ground water |
Beginning levels: 7 ppm
TNT; 600 ppb RDX
Ordnance - treated to 2.9 ppb TNT and 0.8 ppb RDX |
Maintain pH. |
UV oxidation, H202
to generate hydroxyl radicals |
Possible toxic byproducts |
Full scale system being
designed. |
Navy
Demo
U.S. Navy Site, NJ1991
Andy Law
(805) 982-1650
|
Advanced Oxidation Process |
Ground water |
Organics - TOC 50-100 ppm |
Maintain pH |
UV oxidation, H202
to generate hydroxyl radicals |
Contaminant destruction |
|
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Winthrop
Superfund Site, ME Dr. Raymond
Machacek
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
(617) 498-5580
|
UV/oxidation |
Ground water |
Pretreat for iron, then
UV/oxidation solvents. 5 ppm DMF. Attained: < 5 ppb |
|
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|
Milan
AAP
Milan, TNUSAEC ETD
(410) 671-2054
|
UV/oxidation |
Ground water |
Explosives: 20.0 ppm
total explosives Attained: ND (10
ppb) for all explosives
|
|
|
|
|
Air
Force & EPA Demo
Edwards AFB, CA3/93
Richard Eilers
(513) 569-7809
|
UV/oxidation: CAV-OX® Process |
Ground water &
wastewater |
Organics - 96-100%
reduction |
H2O2
and metal catalysts added if needed |
Hydrodynamic cavitation
and UV oxidation |
Contaminant destruction |
Cannot handle free
product or highly turbid streams. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating
Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA Demo
Lake Charles Treatment Center, LARandy
Parker
(513) 569-7271
|
PO*WW*ERTM evaporation &
catalytic oxidation |
Ground water &
wastewaters |
Volatile &
non-volatile organic compounds, salts, metals, volatile
inorganics |
0.25 gpm pilot-plant |
Evaporation &
oxidation |
Concentrated contaminant
solution disposed of or treated further |
$110/1,000 gallons
treated. |
EPA
Demo
San Jose, CA3/89
Norma Lewis
(513) 569-7665
|
Ultraviolet radiation & oxidation |
Ground water |
Halogenated hydrocarbons,
VOCs, pesticides, PCBs - 99% TCE, 58% 1,1-DCA, 85%
1,1,1-TCA removal |
UV,H202
destruction |
Tank with air compressor,
O3 generator, and H202
feed |
Offgas to ozone
destruction |
20 commercial systems
installed. |
DOE
Demo
Kansas City Plant, MOSidney B.
Garland II
(615) 579-8581
|
Ultraviolet radiation, hydrogen peroxide, and
ozone |
Ground water |
TCE concentration above
10,000 µg/L in ground water. >99.5% VOCs were
destroyed. |
30% downtime for
maintenance and repair |
Flow rate has averaged
15% of design rate |
|
Total Capital Cost:
$1,383,400; Annual Operating Cost: $355,200. |