Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Biological treatment of wood-preserving-site ground-water by Biotrol, Inc. Applications analysis report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6057688
The report is an evaluation of the BioTrol, Inc. Aqueous Treatment System (BATS), a fixed-film, aerobic biological treatment process for contaminated groundwaters and other wastewaters. It summarizes and analyzes the results of the Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program's six week demonstration at the MacGillis and Gibbs Company wood preserving site in New Brighton, MN. The conclusions from the pilot scale demonstration study and other available data are: (1) the fixed film aerobic process is capable of degrading pentachlorophenol (PCP) and other organic pollutants to more than 95% removal.
Research Organization:
Science Applications International Corp., Paramus, NJ (United States)
OSTI ID:
6057688
Report Number(s):
PB-91-227983/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-03-3485
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English