Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Savannah
River DOE Program Manager
Kurt Gerdes
(301) 903-7289
|
Bioventing |
Soil & Ground water |
TCE and PCE.
Soil:10 ppm, GW: 1 ppm
Disposal of solvents used to degrease nuclear fuel target
elements. |
|
Levels
attained < 2 ppb |
|
Capital:
$150K + 200 man-hours per week |
Air Force Tech Demo
- Program was launched in 5/92 Lt.
Col. Ross N. Miller
(210) 536-4331
|
Bioventing initiative |
Soil |
Diesel, jet
fuel, fuel oil, or petroleum hydrocarbons |
Aerobic degradation by direct injection or
extraction of air |
Temporary
shutdown of air injection in vent well to measure in situ
rate of oxygen respiration in the monitoring wells. |
In situ technique for non- and semi-volatile
hydrocarbons |
Degrada- tion
up to 5,000 ppm/year. Apparatus is relatively non-
intrusive. |
Tyndall
AFB, FL
Armstrong Laboratory /EQW
(904) 283-6208
DSN: 523-6208 |
Bioventing |
Soil |
Volatile
hydrocarbons in vadose zone > 1,000 mg TPH/kg soil
declined to < 30 mg TPH/kg soil |
In situ |
|
In situ |
$15 -$20/m3
($12 -$15/yd3 |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Eielson
AFB, AK
Armstrong Laboratory /EQW
Kathy Vogel
Tyndall AFB, FL
(904) 283-6208 DSN: 523-6208 |
Bioventing |
Soil |
Volatile
hydrocarbons |
In situ |
|
In situ |
Average
bioventing cost $10 -$15/yd3 |
Hill
AFB, UT AFCEE/Armstrong
Laboratory /EQW Kathy Vogel (904)283-6208
|
Bioventing |
Soil to a depth of 60 ft. |
25,000
gallons of JP-4. Starting levels at 20,000 ppm TPH. 98%
reduction. A pilot-scale demo is
presently (1997) being performed to treat chlorinated
solvents.
|
In situ |
|
In situ |
Average
bioventing cost $10-$15/yd3
|
Lowry
AFB, Lt.COL Tom Williams
3415 CES/DEV
Lowry AFB, CO 80230
|
Bioventing |
Soil |
Heating oil
which contained relatively high concentration of TPH. |
In situ |
|
In situ |
Capital:
$28,500; Annual Operating: $32,875 |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
DOI
Tech Demo
(USGS) Galloway Township, NJ 1988Herbert
T. Buxton
(609) 771-3900
|
Vapor
extraction and bioventing design |
Soil & ground water |
Gasoline |
AIRFLOW - an adaptation of the USGS ground water
flow simulator |
MODFLOW to
perform airflow simulations to predict well locations and
pumping rates |
None |
Success
dependent on ability to characterize air permeability. |
EPA Remedial Action Seymour Recycling, IN Summer 1990
8/86 to 10/86
1/87 to 2/87
Jeff Gore
(312) 886-6552
|
In situ soil
bio- remediation/ ABB Environ-
mental Services |
Soil (12 acres to 10 ft deep, about 43,500 yd3) |
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contaminants present, including TCE, TCA, and carbon
tetrachloride. No standards or criteria for this OU in
ROD |
Additives - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium,
sulfur as fertilizer (200,000 gallons of nutrients added) |
Tilling |
Capping in place |
The soil
became saturated quickly during this project, creating
surface pools. The specially designed tractor got stuck. |
EPA Removal Action Roseville Drums, CA 2/12/88 to 11/9/88
Brad Shipley
(415) 744-2287
|
In situ bio-
remediation/ EPA removal
contractor |
Soil (14 yd3) |
Input: Dichloro- benzene - 4,000 ppm
Phenol - 12,000 ppm
|
Additives to soil: manure, water |
Tilling |
Output: Dichloro-
benzene -140 ppm
Phenol - 6 ppm
|
Midnight dump
on dirt road. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA Removal Action Gila River Indian
Reservation, AZ 6/24/85 to
10/23/85
Richard Martin
(414) 744-2288
|
In situ
anaerobic biological treatment (preceded
by chemical treatment) /EPA removal contractor |
Soil (3,220 yd3) |
Toxaphene Input: 470 ppm
Output: 180 ppm
|
pH: 8.3 to 9.8 Additives to soil: sulfuric acid,
manure, sludge |
Tilling |
Capped in place |
The
biological treatment would have been more successful if
the neutrali- zation after the chemical treatment had
been more complete. Tearing of the plastic sheets
covering the soils allowed air in and prevented anaerobic
activity. |
EPA Removal Action Gila River, Indian
Reservation, AZ 3/28/85 to
6/24/85
Richard Martin (414) 744-2288
|
In situ
chemical treatment (followed by anaerobic bio-
remediation)/ EPA removal
contractor |
Soil (3,200 yd3) |
Input: Toxaphene - 1,470 ppm
Ethyl parathion - 86 ppm
Methyl parathion - 24 ppm
|
pH: 10.12 to 11.8 Moisture: wet additives to
soil: sodium hydroxide, water |
Bio-
remediation |
Output: Toxaphene - 470
ppm
Ethyl parathion - 56 ppm
Methyl parathion - 3 ppm
|
Drum
storage/disposal. |
Navy Demo
Naval Communica- tion Station, Scotland2/85 to 10/85
Deh Bin Chan
(805) 982-4191
|
Biodecontami-
nation of fuel oil spills |
Soil |
Fuel Oil |
In situ; micro- organisms function best at 20-35
°C |
In situ |
In situ |
Diesel fuel
storage tanks and piping. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
DOE
Savannah River Site, SCTerry C.
Hazen
(803) 725-5178
|
Biodegradation |
Soil & ground water |
TCE, PCE
declined to < 2 ppb |
In situ |
Injection of
1- 4% methane/air into aquifer via horizontal wells |
In situ |
Inhibited by
copper or high clay content. |
Army
Demo
U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory,
ILJean Donnelly
(217) 352-6511
|
Biodegradation
of oil contaminated soils |
Soil |
Motor
oil/lubrication oil |
In situ |
Disk
inoculant & nutrients into contaminated soil. Cover
soil w/ventilated plastic sheeting. |
In situ |
Applicable to
spills on air strips, roads, and parking lots. |
Air
Force Demo
Kelly AFB, TX & Eglin AFB, FLJoe
Laird
(402) 221-7772
|
In situ
Biodegradation |
Soil & ground water |
Hydrocarbons
-fuels, fuel oils, & non- halogenated solvents |
In situ soil conditioning and electron acceptor
addition. |
Nutrients
introduced into aquifer through irrigation wells |
Pumping wells remove excess fluids |
Site
character- ization necessary to determine soil/chemical
compatibility. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
FAA
Technical Center-Area D Atlantic County, NJ Carla Struble
(212) 264-4595
|
Enhanced
biodegradation |
Nutrient addition and ground water reinjection
in saturated soil (sand) |
33,000 yd3
Jet fuel NAPLs |
In situ |
|
In situ |
Expected full
scale $286K CAP and $200K O&M |
Eglin
AFB, FL Alison Thomas (904)
283-6303
|
Enhanced
anaerobic biodegradation |
Fuel con- taminated aquifer. |
4,000 ppb
BTEX |
|
|
|
Using nitrate
as an alternative electron acceptor |
French Limited Superfund Site, Crosby, TX Judith Black
Remedial Project Manager
U.S. EPA Region 6
(214)665-6937
|
Slurry-phase
bioremediation |
300,000 tons of soil and sludge |
PCBs (up to
616 mg/kg), volatile organics (up to 400 mg/kg), penta-
chlorophenol (up to 750 mg/kg), semivolatiles (up to
5,000 mg/kg) and metals (up to 5,000 mg/kg). |
In situ |
|
In situ |
Total cost of
$49,000,000 of which $26,900,000 directly related to
treatment, $16,500,000 for before- treatment, $5,600,000
for after- treatment. |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Hill
AFB, UT AFCEE/ERT
Jerry Hansen
(210) 536-4353
Fax: (210) 536-4339
|
Natural
Attenuation |
Soil |
|
|
|
|
|
Eglin
AFB, FL AFCEE/ERT
Jerry Hansen
(210) 536-4353
Fax: (210) 536-4339
|
Natural
Attenuation |
Soil |
|
|
|
|
|
Elmendorf
AFB, AL AFCEE/ERT
Jerry Hansen
(210) 536-4353
Fax: (210) 536-4339
|
Natural
Attenuation |
Soil |
|
|
|
|
|
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
DOE Demo
Savannah River Site, SCNate
Ellis
(803) 952-4846
Brian Loony
(803) 752-5181
|
Vegetation
enhanced biodegradation |
Soil |
TCE, PCE
& PAHs at 10,000 ppb |
In situ |
Root-
associated micro- organisms degrade contaminants. |
In situ |
Pine trees
are most effective. Depth limited to about 20 ft.
$50,000/ acre. |
McCormick & Baxter SUPERFUND Site,
Portland, OR (Wood treatment site) Steve Rock (513) 569-7149
|
Phyto-
remediation |
Shallow soil |
PCP and PAHs |
Perennial ryegrass |
Site seeded
and irrigation system installed |
|
|
Argonne
National Laboratory M. Christina
Negri, DOE, Office of Energy Research, (630) 252-9662
|
Phyto-
remediation |
Soils |
Heavy metals |
|
|
|
Project is
also investigating the fate of chlorinated organic
solvents in plant systems |
Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Craney Island Fuel Terminal, U.S. Navy,
Portsmouth, VA Dr. Stephanie
Fiorenza, DoD/AATDF (713) 527-8101 x3338
|
Phyto-
remediation |
Soils (15 acres) |
TPH |
1) bermuda grass sod over-seeded with rye grass,
2) white clover, 3) tall fescue |
The site is
visited once per month during the growing season. Plots
are weeded, mowed, and fertilized. Sampling is conducted
monthly or bimonthly for total petroleum hydrocarbons
(TPH) and nutrients in soil, above- and below- ground
biomass development, and contaminants in soil pore water. |
|
|
EPA
S.I.T.E. Program, Ogden, Utah Steve Rock (513) 569-7149
|
Phyto-
remediation; Chevron Research,
Phytokinetics, Inc |
Soil and ground water |
Petroleum
spill |
Poplar trees, juniper trees, alphalfa, and
fescue |
Planted in
three rows (six feet apart) perpendicular to ground water
flow to form subsurface interceptor barrier to the
saturated zone |
|
Plants used:
Alfalfa, Poplar Juniper, Fescue |
Ohio
(Former metal plating site) Steve
Rock (513) 569-7149
|
Phyto-
remediation; Phytotech, Inc |
Soil |
Lead,
chromium, and hexavalent chrome |
Indian mustard plants |
Two to three
plantings per year are expected |
Plants will be harvested, then either disposed
of or recycled for metals content |
|