In-situ vitrification: Large-scale results and planned applications for site remediation
McElroy, J.L.; Hansen, J.E.; Thompson, L.E.; Timmerman, C.L.
In-situ remediation: Scientific basis for current and future technologies. Part 21994
In-situ remediation: Scientific basis for current and future technologies. Part 21994
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[en] Geosafe Corporation began commercial application of in-situ vitrification (ISV) during 1993. The first application is at the Parsons Chemical/ETM Enterprises Superfund Site (Parsons Site) in Grand Ledge, Michigan, which contained 4,800 tons of pesticide- and mercury-contaminated soil. The effectiveness of the cleanup and overall performance of the ISV system will be presented. Projects in the US that will follow the Parsons project include: (1) soils associated with a former transformer service facility, which are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls; (2) a chemical packaging plant contaminated with dioxin, pesticides, and other chemicals; (3) a contaminated landfill. The status and expected results of these projects is discussed. In Australia, ISV has been selected for in-place treatment of burial pits at the Maralinga Nuclear Weapons Test Site, which contains test debris and plutonium and uranium contamination. In Japan, a 3-yr engineering-scale testing program has been completed, in which the application of ISV for vitrifying a low-level-waste burial vault has been evaluated. This paper provides technical information showing that ISV can successfully remediate various contaminated sites if adequate site characterization and preparation are provided and small-scale ISV testing is utilized to understand the technical obstacles that must be dealt with in the field. The paper identifies the benefits of ISV for hazardous, radioactive and mixed-waste site remediation and criteria pertinent to such applications
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Gee, G.W. (ed.) (Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)); Wing, N.R. (ed.) (Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)); 605 p; ISBN 0-935470-85-9; ; 1994; p. 677-689; Battelle Press; Columbus, OH (United States); 33. Hanford symposium on health and the environment: symposium on in-situ remediation--scientific basis for current and future technologies; Richland, WA (United States); 7-11 Nov 1994; Battelle Press, 505 King Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201-2693 (United States) $99.60
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ACTINIDES, AROMATICS, ASIA, AUSTRALASIA, CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, ELEMENTS, HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, LAWS, MANAGEMENT, METALS, NORTH AMERICA, ORE PROCESSING, ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS, POLLUTION LAWS, TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS, USA, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE PROCESSING
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