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Title: EPA SITE demonstration of the BioTrol soil washing process

Journal Article · · Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States)
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ (United States)
  2. Science Applications International Corp., Paramus, NJ (United States)

A pilot-scale soil washing process, patented by BioTrol, Inc., was demonstrated on soil contaminated by wood treating waste, primarily pentachlorophenol (PCP) and creosote-derived polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Although soil washing was the main object of this demonstration, the treatment train that was evaluated included two other BioTrol technologies for treatment of waste streams from the soil washer. The cost of a commercial-scale soil washing, assuming use of all three technologies, was estimated to be $168 per ton of soil treated. Incineration of woody material accounts for 76% of the cost.

OSTI ID:
5446955
Journal Information:
Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States), Vol. 42:1; ISSN 1047-3289
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English