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Title: Method for the decontamination of soil containing solid organic explosives therein

Abstract

An efficient method for decontaminating soil containing organic explosives ("TNT" and others) in the form of solid portions or chunks which are not ordinarily subject to effective bacterial degradation. The contaminated soil is treated by delivering an organic solvent to the soil which is capable of dissolving the explosives. This process makes the explosives more bioavailable to natural bacteria in the soil which can decompose the explosives. An organic nutrient composition is also preferably added to facilitate decomposition and yield a compost product. After dissolution, the explosives are allowed to remain in the soil until they are decomposed by the bacteria. Decomposition occurs directly in the soil which avoids the need to remove both the explosives and the solvents (which either evaporate or are decomposed by the bacteria). Decomposition is directly facilitated by the solvent pre-treatment process described above which enables rapid bacterial remediation of the soil.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872955
Patent Number(s):
US 6051420
Assignee:
Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-94ID13223
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; decontamination; soil; containing; solid; organic; explosives; therein; efficient; decontaminating; tnt; form; portions; chunks; ordinarily; subject; effective; bacterial; degradation; contaminated; treated; delivering; solvent; capable; dissolving; process; makes; bioavailable; natural; bacteria; decompose; nutrient; composition; preferably; added; facilitate; decomposition; yield; compost; product; dissolution; allowed; remain; decomposed; occurs; directly; avoids; remove; solvents; evaporate; facilitated; pre-treatment; described; enables; rapid; remediation; efficient method; containing organic; solid organic; contaminated soil; containing solid; organic solvent; treatment process; nutrient composition; organic nutrient; organic explosives; soil containing; process described; preferably added; solid portion; explosives therein; organic explosive; oil containing; process makes; /435/588/

Citation Formats

Radtke, Corey W, and Roberto, Francisco F. Method for the decontamination of soil containing solid organic explosives therein. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Radtke, Corey W, & Roberto, Francisco F. Method for the decontamination of soil containing solid organic explosives therein. United States.
Radtke, Corey W, and Roberto, Francisco F. 2000. "Method for the decontamination of soil containing solid organic explosives therein". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872955.
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