Site Name/
Contact |
Technology/
Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
R.L. Biggers
NFESC, (805) 982-2640 |
Biopile |
Soil |
Fuel from UST and spills - heap pile research project
702 ppm average TPH - beginning levels 234 ppm average-ending |
Temperature, pressure, and moisture content are monitored. |
Excavation |
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$36/m3 ($27/yd3) |
Mobil Terminal
Buffalo, NYRobert Leary or Sal Calandra
(716)851-7220 |
Biopile |
Soil |
Gas, diesel, lead |
11,500 m3; non-native organisms added |
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Matagorda Island AF Range, TX 10/92 to 2/28/93
Vic Heister
(918) 669-7222 |
Ex situ bioremediation;
solid phase. All constructed on abandoned runway. Bacteria added and mechanically
mixed. |
Soil (500 yd3) |
PAHs
TPH - 3,400 ppm
BTEX - 41.3 ppmCriteria:
Texas Water Commission standards 100 ppm for TPH 30 ppm for BTEX |
Batch process retention time: 3 months 9-inch layers treated
Ambient temperature bacteria added to waste |
Excavated approximately 40 by 60 ft area. Constructed on
poly barrier and clean sand base. Did some mixing. |
Backfilled the soil into the excavation. |
Island is now a wildlife refuge; has an endangered
species. |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Bioremediation Treatment
Facility (BTF) at NAS North Island |
Biopile |
Soil |
Petroleum hydrocarbon |
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For a typical petroleum UST site that generates 1,000 tons
of contaminated soil, treatment at the BTF will save about $30,000 as compared to thermal
desorption or soil washing at local facilities and more than $100,000 as compared to
disposal at an off-site Class II landfill. |
Navy Marine Corps Mountain Warfare
Center Bridgeport, CA 8/89 to 11/89
Diane Soderland
(907) 753-3425
Bill Major (DOD)
(805) 982-1808 |
Bioremediation (ex situ);
heap pile bioreactor. |
Soil (7,000 yd3) |
PAHs (petroleum hydrocarbons, diesel), metals (lead) |
Temperature, pressure, and moisture content are monitored. |
Excavation |
After 20 months of operation, the TPH levels were 120 ppm |
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UMDA Hermiston, OR
USAEC (410)671-2054 |
Windrow Composting |
Soil |
Beginning level: 1,563 ppm TNT
953 ppm RDX
156 ppm HMX
Levels attained: 4 ppm TNT
2 ppm RDX
5 ppm HMX |
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$210/metric ton ($190/ton) for large-scale (20,000 tons)
cleanup |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
LAAP Shreveport, LA
USAEC (410)671-2054 |
Mechanical in-vessel
composting |
Soil |
Beginning level: 5,200 ppm TNT
500 ppm RDX Levels attained: 20 ppm TNT
20 ppm RDX |
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Cliff/Dow Disposal Site Marquet
Ken Glatz (312)886-1434 |
Composting |
Soil (7,000 m3) |
PAHs, As, Cu, Pb, Hg |
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Destroyed only the lower molecular weight PAHs; did not
reach safety level desired |
Army Demo
Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, LA 12/87 to 4/88
Peter Marks
(610) 701-3039
Capt. Kevin Keehan
(410) 671-2054 |
Aerated static pile
composting |
Lagoon sediments |
TNT, HMX, RDX Initial concentrations: 17000 mg/kg. |
Thermophilic (55 °C) and mesophilic (35 °C). Add bulking
agents: horse manure, alfalfa, straw, fertilizer, horse feed |
Mixing |
Final concentrations:
meso=376 mg/kg, therm=74 mg/kg.
% reductions:
TNT=99.6/99.9
RDX=94.8/99.1
HMX=86.9/95.6 |
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Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Army Demo
Badger Army Ammunition Plant, WI4/88 to 1/89
Peter Marks
(610) 701-3039
Capt. Kevin Keehan
(410) 671-2054 |
Aerated static pile
composting |
Soil & sediments |
Nitrocellulose reduction > 99.5% |
Thermophilic (55 °C) and mesophilic (35 °C) |
Mixing |
Runoff collection from composting pads |
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Army Demo
Umatilla Depot Activity, ORHarry Craig
(503) 326-3689 |
Aerobic composting
optimization |
Soil & sediment (10,969 yd3) |
TNT, HMX, RDX, Tetryl. TNT and RDX soil concentrations
ranged from 100 to 2000 ppm, HMX from 1 to 100 ppm. |
Maintain moisture content at 30-35%. Turning frequency was
once every 24 hours for first 5 days, less frequent turning on subsequent days. |
Mix with bulking agents & organic amendments |
Runoff collection from composting pads |
Reduced the levels of target explosives to below the
cleanup goals at: 190 ppm for TNT and 227 ppm for RDX. Total cost $346 per ton from
mobilization to demobilization. Cost specific to biological treatment is $181 per cubic
yard soil treated. |
Dubose Oil Products Co. Superfund,
Cantonment, FL. Mark Fite
(404) 562-8927 |
Composting |
19,705 tons of soil |
Contaminants concentrations: VOC ranged from 0.022 to
38.27 mg/kg;
Total PAH from 0.578 to 367 mg/kg;
PCP from 0.058 to 51 mg/kg. |
Control of soil oxygen and moisture content, pH, and
nutrients levels. |
Systems for aeration, inoculum growth and application |
Leachate collection, and wastewater treatment. |
Cleanup goal met for all constituents. Total PAH in
treated soil ranging from 3.3 to 49.9. Unit cost directly attributed to treatment was
$266/ton. |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Pilot-scale Demo;
Letterkenny AD, Chambersburg, PA Richard Scholze, USACERL, (217)
373-3488 |
Genetically Engineered
Organisms
(White rot fungus) |
PCP-treated ammunition boxes |
425 ppm of PCBs; 30% removal but
80% removal in lab |
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PCP-treated ammunition boxes in less than ideal
conditions. |
Brookhaven Wood Preserving, MS;
1993 Richard Lamar, USDA, (608) 231-9469; John Glasser EPA RREL
(513) 569-7568 |
Genetically Engineered
Organisms
(white rot fungus) |
Soil (1/4 acre) PCP 700 ppm |
PCBs, PAHs; Attained 89% PCP removal, 70% PAH removal |
In situ |
Tilling and watering; No nutrients were added |
Air emmisions data showed no significant hazards due to
soil tilling activities; Contaminated soil, underlying sand, and leachate had no
significant contamination. |
Levels of PCP and the target PAHs found in the underlying
sand layer and the leachate from each of the plots were insignificant, indicating low
leachability and loss of these contaminants due to periodic irrigation of the soil and
heavy rainfall; Levels of PCP, the target PAHs, and dioxins in the active air samples
collected during the soil tilling events were insignificant, indicating a very low
potential for airborne contaminant transport. |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Bioremediation of PAH
Contaminated Soils Environmental Protection Service,
Environment Canada, Hull, Quebec (819) 953-0962 |
Genetically Engineered
Organisms, Using White Rot Fungi GEOBAC Technologies Group,
Inc. |
Soil |
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
(PAH) |
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EPA Remedial Action
Brown Wood Preserving, FL10/88 to 12/91
Martha Berry
(404) 347-2643 |
Land treatment Remediation Technologies, Seattle, WA |
Soil/pond sediment (7,500 yd3) |
Criteria:
100 ppm total carcinogenic PAHs as sampled on 8 subplots on each liftInput:
800 to 2,000 ppm total creosote contaminants
Output:
10 to 80 ppm total carcinogenic indicators |
Retention time - 3 to 6 months Additives
- water and nutrients |
Excavation Screening Tilling |
Treated material vegetated with grass (no cap) |
Further information on this project is available from the
Remedial Action Close Out Report. The vendor, RETEC, is expected to prepare a paper. |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA Removal Action Poly-Carb, Inc., NV 7/22/87 to 8/16/88
Bob Mandel
(415) 744-2290 |
Land treatment and
soil washing EPA removal contractor |
Soil (1,500 yd3) |
Input:
Phenol - 1,020 ppm
o-creosol - 100 ppm
m- and p-creosol - 409 ppm
Output:
Phenol - 1 ppm
o-creosol - 1 ppm
m- and p-creosol -0.92 ppm |
Additives: water |
Excavation Placement in
double-lined pit
Irrigation
Tilling |
Leachate collection and treatment with granular activated
carbon |
This treatment used both bioremediation and soil flushing
in one step. |
EPA Removal Action
Scott Lumber, MO8/87 to Fall 1991
Bruce Morrison
(913) 551-5014 |
Land treatment RETEC Chapel Hill, NC |
Soil (16,000 yd3) |
Criteria: 500 ppm - Total PAH
14 ppm -Benzo(a)pyrene |
Additives: Water Phosphates |
Tilling |
Output: 160 ppm Total PAH
12 ppm Benzo(a)pyrene |
Wood preserving site. |
Lowry AFB, Denver, CO Lt. Tom Williams,
3415 CES/DEV
Lowry AFB, CO 80230 |
Land Treatment Engineering Science, Inc.
Denver, CO |
Soil (5,400 yd3) |
BTEX < 100 mg/kg, Total Recoverable Petroleum
Hydrocarbons (TRPH) upto 11,000 mg/kg; 3,100 mg/kg average. |
Soil spread on plastic sheeting to thickness of 14 to 18
inches; One time ammonium nitrate nutrients (C:N:P ration of 200:10:1); Soil aerated twice
a month; Soil moisture content 10% - 15%. |
Ex situ |
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Total capital cost - $104,257; Estimated annual operating
cost - $18,460. |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Army
Ft. Ord Marina, Fritzche AAF Fire Drill Area, CAWinter 1991
Gail Youngblood
(408) 242-8017 |
Land treatment |
Soil (4,000 yd3) |
TCE, MEK, TPH, BTEX |
Initial concentration >1,000 ppm End concentration <200 ppm |
Ex situ |
None |
USACE/DOD-financed Installation Restoration Program. |
Navy Demo
Camp Pendleton, CA1991
William Sancet
(619) 725-3868 |
Land treatment: Enzyme
catalyzed, accelerated biodegradation |
Soil |
TPH reduced from 29,000 ppm to 88 ppm (well below 100 ppm
goal) |
50 yd3/month capacity |
Soil tilled with a garden tractor after each product
application and once each week |
No residual waste produced. No future maintenance required |
$351/cubic yard. |
Petroleum Products Terminal Al Leuscher
Remediation Technologies, Concord, MA |
Landfarming |
Soil |
TPH 1,000 ppm Level attained: 100
ppm |
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Soils segregated by contamination type- treated for 3
years (seasonal operation) |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Fuel Oil Spill Foster
Wheeler
Joe Matthewson
Santa Fe Springs,CA |
Landfarming |
Soil |
TPH 6,000 ppm Level attained: 100
ppm |
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Heavy clays required addition of soil amendments 120
treatment days |
Creosote John
Matthews EPA RSKERL (405)436-8600 |
Landfarming |
Soil |
Pyrene 135 ppm
PCP 132 ppm
Levels attained:
< 7.3 ppm
87 ppm |
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NPL - Ongoing seasonal operation |
Pesticide Storage Facility |
Landfarming |
Soil |
Pesticide 86 ppm. Level attained 5 ppm |
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12-inch clay liner with drainage employed - 5 months'
treatment |
Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
Army Demo
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, IL1992
Kevin Keehan
(410) 671-2054 |
Slurry phase biological
treatment: Soil slurry-sequencing batch bioreactor |
Soil |
TNT, RDX, HMX TNT reduced from
1,300 to 10 ppm |
In tank or reactor |
Excavation and pre-screening (to remove large debris) |
Slurry removed & dewatered; process water recycled |
Best suited for small sites where incineration is
cost-prohibitive. |
Navy Demo
Naval Weapons Station unleaded gasoline spill
Seal Beach, CASteve McDonald
(310) 594-7273
Carmen Lebron
(805)982-1615 |
Slurry phase biological
treatment: unleaded gasoline spill |
Soil & ground water |
Aromatic hydrocarbons: 1 ppb to 4 ppm of BTEX |
Three 80-litre bioreactors at 72 L/day |
Site soil placed in reactor - ground water pumped through |
Effluent cleaned to drinking water standards for BTEX |
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Site Name/Contact |
Technology/ Vendor |
Media Treated |
Contaminants Treated |
Operating Parameters |
Materials Handling |
Residuals Management |
Comments |
EPA SITE Demo
EPA Test & Evaluation Facility, OH5/91 to 9/91
Ronald Lewis
(513) 569-7856 |
Slurry phase biological
treatment: Bioslurry reactor |
Soils, sediments, & sludge |
97% reduction in PAHs |
Degradation enhanced by control of pH, temperature,
oxygen, nutrients, and enriched indigenous microorganisms |
Excavation, mixing, additives, sparging |
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Can be used for creosote and petroleum wastes. |
EPA SITE Demo Ronald Lewis
(513) 569-7856
Merv Cooper
(206) 624-9349 |
Liquids & solids
biological treatment (LST) |
Soils, sediments, & sludge |
Biodegradable organics |
Suspended solids up to 20% |
Mixing & aeration |
Managed by carbon adsorption & biofiltration |
Mobile LST pilot system. |