Emissions from sludge pond drainage contained

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Pollution Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:7026762

When Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc. of Columbia, S.C., was contracted to remove and treat hazardous waste from sludge lagoons at a site in New Jersey, the job permit required control of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted when the sludge is pumped into storage tanks. The sludge lagoons are a product of the wastewater treatment system at an industrial facility. After the sludge is pumped into storage tanks, it is treated, then placed in a landfill. The three VOC control technologies considered were thermal incineration; catalytic incineration, and regenerative carbon adsorption. Regenerative carbon adsorption was chosen because carbon is more effective at reaching lower concentrations and it is more economical for this project.

• OSTI ID: 7026762
• Journal Information: Pollution Engineering; (United States), Vol. 26:6; ISSN 0032-3640
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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