Air Superfund national technical guidance study series. Estimation of air impacts for the excavation of contaminated soil

Technical Report · Wed Mar 18 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5381046

Eklund, B; Smith, S; Hendler, A

Analysis of the air impacts associated with cleaning up Superfund sites is frequently required prior to actual cleanup. Such analyses depend on estimates rather than on field measurements. This report provides procedures for estimating the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and the ambient air concentrations associated with the excavation of contaminated soil. Excavation is an integral part of any Superfund site remediation that involves removal or ex-situ treatment such as incineration, thermal desorption, bioremediation, or solidification/stabilization. The report contains procedures to evaluate the effect of the concentration of the contaminants in the soil and the excavation rate on the emission rates and on the ambient air concentrations at selected distances from the excavation site. Health-based ambient air action levels are also provided for comparison to the estimated ambient concentrations.

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Austin, TX (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5381046
• Report Number(s): PB-92-171925/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-D1-0031
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
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AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
CLEANING
DECONTAMINATION
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATTER
MONITORING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOILS
US SUPERFUND
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE MANAGEMENT