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Pilot-scale studies of solvent extraction treatment of PCB- and PAH-contaminated soil and sediment. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:355026

This project evaluated the ability of solvent extraction to achieve cleanup standards for remediation of soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (cPAHs). Both pre-design and design phase pilot-scale treatability testing of soil and sediments were conducted at the O`Connor Company Superfund Site, using CF Systems (CF) proprietary solvent extraction process. The goal of pilot-scale testing was to determine whether CF`s process would be able to treat site soils to the 1 ppm cleanup standards for PCBs and cPAHs set forth in the 1989 Record of Decision (pre-design testing) or to the revised 10 ppm cleanup standards established in a 1994 Explanation of Significant Differences (design phase testing).

Research Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); GEI Consultants, Inc., Concord, NH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
355026
Report Number(s):
EPRI-TR--111317
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English