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Title: Soil Remediation Test

Abstract

Soils contaminated with petroleum by-products can now be effectively remediated using a variety of technologies. Among these are in-situ bioremediation, land farming, and landfill/replacing of soil. The range of efficiencies and cost effectiveness of these technologies has been well documented. Exsorbet Plus is showing promise as an in-situ bioremediation agent. It is made of naturally grown Spaghnum Peat Moss which has been activated for encapsulation and blended with nitrogen-rich fertilizer. In its initial field test in Caracas, Venezuela, it was able to remediate crude oil-contaminated soil in 90 days at less than half of the cost of competing technologies. Waste Solutions, Corp and the US Department of Energy signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to test Exsorbet Plus at the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center near Casper, Wyoming. As part of the test, soil contaminated with crude oil was treated with Exsorbet Plus to aid the in-situ bioremediation process. Quantitative total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) measurements were acquired comparing the performance of Exsorbet Plus with an adjacent plot undergoing unaided in-situ bioremediation.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, Casper, WY (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
793446
Report Number(s):
DOE/RMOTC-020121
TRN: US200301%%447
DOE Contract Number:  
DOE/RMOTC CRADA No. 2000-002
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 02 PETROLEUM; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BY-PRODUCTS; ENCAPSULATION; FIELD TESTS; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID WASTES; PEAT; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM; SOILS; TESTING

Citation Formats

Manlapig, D M, and Williamsws,. Soil Remediation Test. United States: N. p., 2002. Web. doi:10.2172/793446.
Manlapig, D M, & Williamsws,. Soil Remediation Test. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/793446
Manlapig, D M, and Williamsws,. 2002. "Soil Remediation Test". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/793446. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/793446.
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author = {Manlapig, D M and Williamsws,},
abstractNote = {Soils contaminated with petroleum by-products can now be effectively remediated using a variety of technologies. Among these are in-situ bioremediation, land farming, and landfill/replacing of soil. The range of efficiencies and cost effectiveness of these technologies has been well documented. Exsorbet Plus is showing promise as an in-situ bioremediation agent. It is made of naturally grown Spaghnum Peat Moss which has been activated for encapsulation and blended with nitrogen-rich fertilizer. In its initial field test in Caracas, Venezuela, it was able to remediate crude oil-contaminated soil in 90 days at less than half of the cost of competing technologies. Waste Solutions, Corp and the US Department of Energy signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to test Exsorbet Plus at the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center near Casper, Wyoming. As part of the test, soil contaminated with crude oil was treated with Exsorbet Plus to aid the in-situ bioremediation process. Quantitative total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) measurements were acquired comparing the performance of Exsorbet Plus with an adjacent plot undergoing unaided in-situ bioremediation.},
doi = {10.2172/793446},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
month = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2002}
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