Removal of hydrocarbon contaminates by soil remediation. Final report 1989-1990
Soil saturated with gasoline will drain under the forces of gravity until petroleum reaches a point called residual saturation. Gasoline present in unsaturated soil can mitigate with normal leaching to groundwater supplies. The contaminated groundwater supplies would pose a possible health hazard. It may also migrate as vapors to enclosed structures and pose either health and/or explosion hazards in these structures. The corrective actions that are potentially applicable to soil contaminated with gasoline and other petroleum hydrocarbon such as (1) excavation and disposal, (2) asphalt incorporation or removal of hydrocarbon in an asphalt drum drier with the use of the processed soil as shoulder fill, (3) in situ volatilization, (4) in situ vitrification, (5) in situ leaching, and (6) biodegradation are discussed. Because of the ability of microbes to degrade gasoline and other petroleum fuels, without excavation, corrective actions such as biodegradation should be favored in appropriate circumstances.
- Research Organization:
- Georgia Dept. of Transportation, Forest Park, GA (USA). Office of Materials and Research
- OSTI ID:
- 6351675
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-264664/XAB; SPECIAL-RESEARCH-STUDY--8908
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTAMINATION
DECOMPOSITION
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FUELS
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HYDROCARBONS
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MATERIALS RECOVERY
MITIGATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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RECOVERY
REMEDIAL ACTION
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SOILS
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