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Vapor stripping of VOC-contaminated clay soils

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OSTI ID:10149094
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  2. Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)
Vapor stripping is a treatment process in which volatile organic contaminants (VOCs) are removed from contaminated soil by high-pressure aeration. This technology is potentially applicable to low-permeability soils when coupled with in situ soil mixing. A laboratory evaluation of in situ vapor stripping was conducted for TCE-contaminated deposits ({gt}80% silt and clay, and hydraulic conductivity {le}10{sup -6}cm/sec) underlying a land disposal site located at a DOE facility. Intact soil cores taken from contaminated areas and re-packed soil cores spiked with TCE were treated in an apparatus that simulated the vapor stripping process. Removal efficiencies calculated from pre- and posttreatment samples were predominately greater than 85%. In some of the spiked cores, soil samples were taken during treatment to establish removal efficiency as a function of treatment time.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10149094
Report Number(s):
CONF-930769--1; ON: DE93011847
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English