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How to Dispose of Metal Contaminated Soil
Disposing of metal-contaminated soil should be done with caution to prevent environmental harm. The specific method of disposal may vary depending on the severity of contamination, local regulations, and available resources. Below are some ...
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The Proven Solution that Permanently Eliminates Hazardous Waste
The effectiveness of Blastox® in landfill environments is being questioned by companies offering other technologies. References have been made that Blastox® cannot pass certain leach tests. The following information will clarify these issues and ...
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Vapor Blasting and Blast - Can you use Blastox in Vapor Blasting Systems?
Various testing was performed using Blastox in a vapor blast system. A pre-test of the Blastox® material was performed by adding water with garnet into a bucket to see if it would harden. The material did NOT harden and seems to settle to the ...
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Heavy Metal Contaminated Waste Streams
Carpenter Brothers, Inc. is distributor of TDJ Group’s Bantox® & Blastox® products, through their subsidiary J Carpenter Environmental. These products serve to stabilize various types of ferrous and non-ferrous foundry waste ...
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Lead Paint Disposal Best Practices
What are Lead Paint Disposal Methods? The EPA has published a list of what it deems the Best Demonstrated Available Technologies (BDAT) for the stabilization of D008 and P+U Lead Wastes. Lead paint disposal and debris are included in this ...
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Lead Contamination in Soil Information
Lead Contamination in Soil Expertise For more than 30 years, TDJ has assisted in Lead Contamination in Soil, lead paint sandblasting, and metal casting (ferrous & nonferrous) industries in the stabilization of heavy metal contaminated wastes. ...
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Price Battery Plant Lead Contaminated Soil - Case Study
The Price Battery plant operated in the Borough of Hamburg, Berks County, Pa., from approximately 1940 to the mid-1990s. The site, about 1.2 square miles in size located in a mixed commercial/residential area in the former Price Battery ...
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Soil Remediation - Metal Stabilization Product Blastox 215 - Case Study
Product Chemistry Blastox 215 is a complex calcium silicate chemistry listed as US EPA Best Demonstrated Available Technologies (BDAT) for stabilizing heavy metal wastes, especially lead and cadmium. Custom chemistries are also available to ...
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Soil Remediation - Case Study
Soil Remediation Case Studies: Metal Stabilization Product Blastox® 215 Product Chemistry Blastox® 215 is a complex calcium silicate chemistry listed as US EPA Best Demonstrated Available Technologies (BDAT) for stabilizing heavy metal ...
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Proper contaminated soil mixing method
The keys to a successful contaminated soil mixing method is (1) using the right reagent, (2) using the right dosage and (3) achieving good mixing of the reagent and the waste. If there has been extensive testing of the remedial site that shows ...
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Contaminated Soil Sampling Method
What is Contaminated Soil Sampling? Use of a proper contaminated soil sampling method is vital to obtain a representative sample of soil waste. A representative sample of soil waste is necessary to accurately characterize (hazardous or ...
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Contaminated Soil Fixation
Contaminated soil is one that has heavy metals present within the project site. The EPA requires a Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test to determine if metal contaminated soil needs to be managed as hazardous or ...
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Lead Soil Contamination
What is Lead Soil Contamination? The keys to successful stabilization of lead soil contamination are: using the right reagent, using the right dosage and achieving good mixing of the reagent with the waste. Lead soil contamination involves ...
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Lead Stabilization on Industrial Projects - What is Lead Stabilization?
Lead stabilization is the process of encapsulating lead particles created during industrial projects rendering them non-leachable to dispose of as non-hazardous waste. With the occurrence of recent lead stabilization issues, TDJ Group uses a ...
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Improving Contaminated Soil Remediation
How to Improve Contaminated Soil Remediation Performance Contaminated soil remediation involves encapsulation and chemical conversion during remediation projects rendering them non-leachable to allow disposal of ...
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Metal Contaminated Soils Fixation
Treatment of Metal Contaminated Soils The EPA requires a Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test to determine if metal contaminated soils needs to be managed as hazardous or non-hazardous waste. Soils exhibiting ...
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Treatability Study for Contaminated Soil Projects
What is a Treatability Study? When done correctly, a treatability study can be an important component of the remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) and the remedial design/remedial action (RD/RA) process. Engineers use this tool to help ...
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Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils Site Characterization
What is Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils Site Characterization? The EPA requires a Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP, EPA Method 1311) test to characterize heavy metals contaminated soils and determine how they should be ...
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Lead Paint Abatement Products: Comparison
Lead Paint Abatement Products: Spray Applied vs Blastox When our industry is required to deal with lead paint abatement products, there are 2 general approaches that are used to ensure the elimination of hazardous lead paint waste. An easy and ...
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Heavy Metals in Soil: Treat with Blastox
What are Heavy Metals in Soil? The EPA requires a Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test to determine if the heavy metals in soil needs to be managed as hazardous or non-hazardous waste. Soils exhibiting hazardous ...