soil decontamination Articles
-
Bien Hoa, Vietnam - Case Study
In a project commissioned by the Global Environmental Facility and the United Nations Development Programme, EDL carried out a full-scale soil decontamination demonstration at a former US airbase in Vietnam. The trial successfully treated 150 tonnes of soil contaminated with Poly-Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dioxin-like Poly-Chlorinated Biphenyls; which are known to be amongst the most ...
-
Decontamination of soil contaminated with petroleum grease
Contamination modifies the engineering properties of soil, thereby restricting its further use either as a construction material or as a supporting medium. Due to the scarcity of land, it becomes imperative to reuse the land for infrastructure developmental activities. Out of numerous soil contaminants, automobile grease is one of the most prominent. Considering the cumulative impact of ...
-
Air and noise monitoring on a soil depollution site - Case Study
Construction work generates dust that can be harmful to the environment and to workers involved in demolition or excavation or operating in confined spaces. Air quality and noise monitoring is essential. Ecomesure proposed to set up a network of surveillance sensors (air quality and noise) to enhance construction site management as a solution for REMEA, a company that specialises in soil ...
By Ecomesure
-
Insight into Municipality of Zutphen’s groundwater situation
Project Groundwater level measurement network, Municipality of Zutphen Client Municipality of Zutphen Implemented by Eijkelkamp Soil & Water and Inter Act Country The Netherlands Background to installing groundwater level measurement network ‘Sound knowledge of groundwater levels, flows and fluctuations within the urban area is required for the Municipality of Zutphen to ...
-
Common Treatment Technologies for Fuels in Soil, Sediment, and Sludge
Common treatment technologies for fuels in soil, sediment, and sludge include biodegradation, incineration, SVE, and low temperature thermal desorption. Incineration is typically used when chlorinated SVOCs are also present with fuel, and not specified for fuel-only contaminated soil, sediment, or sludge. All types of biodegradation, both in situ or ex situ, can be used to remediate soils: in ...
-
Biodegradation of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in Jordanian petroleum sludge
Bioremediation, or the use of micro-organisms to decontaminate soil or groundwater, is being increasingly seen as an effective, environment-friendly treatment for oil-contaminated sites. In this study, the results are presented concerning a laboratory screening of several natural bacterial consortia and laboratory tests to establish the performance in degradation of hydrocarbons contained in oily ...
-
Biological Treatment Technologies
Decontamination companies and researchers in France are working to restore polluted soil using treatments that range from biological methods to soil washing and incineration. The problem of polluted soil was dramatically illustrated prior to construction of the Stade de France soccer stadium built for the 1998 World Cup. The location of the site, on industrial wasteland just north of Paris, ...
-
Surfactant–enhanced remediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons
An experimental programme was undertaken to reclaim the soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. Two types of locally available soils, clay with low compressibility and poorly graded sand, were chosen for the study. Both the soils were contaminated with varying percentages of used engine oil and gasoline. Anionic surfactant Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS) was used to reclaim the contaminated ...
-
Empirical Theory of Vacuum-Assisted Steam Stripping of Organic Pollutants from Contaminated Soils
A theoretical model was developed for the removal of organic chemicals from soil via vacuum-assisted steam stripping. The model considers a homogeneous, isotropic soil described by a single steam permeability coefficient. (The author realizes that this is an idealization of most field situations.) It is assumed that the entire soil mass has been steam heated to 100°C (or slightly above), so the ...
-
Nuclear Plant in southeastern United States case study
Turning Liquid Waste into Solid Money Savings using QUIK-SOLID© Project Background: A nuclear plant located in southeastern United States had to dispose of approximately 7,000 gallons (26,488 L) of liquid sludge that resulted from aggressive preventive maintenance activities. The plant stored the watery sludge in B-25 boxes (90 ft each). The slightly contaminated waste consisted of free ...
By CETCO
-
Thermal Desorption
Untitled Document Introduction: Thermal desorption is a physical separation process and is not designed to destroy organics. Wastes are heated to volatilize water and organic contaminants. A carrier gas or vacuum system transports volatilized water and organics to the gas treatment system. The bed temperatures and residence times designed into these systems will volatilize ...
-
Portable lead analyzer to locate source of lead
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the sources of lead in the environment in children with elevated blood, with the help of a Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer. METHODS: One hundred and seven school children were chosen for this study on a random basis, from Mangalore and Karnataka. Their blood lead was analyzed. Of the cases analyzed, 10 students whose blood lead level was more ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you