Description
State of the art information on in situ treatment technologies for hazardous waste-contaminated soils is presented. Describes for each technology: wastes amenable to treatment, ease of application, potential level of treatment available, reliability, secondary impacts and equipment and reagents required.
Readership
Individuals responsible for cleaning sites in which hazardous waste contaminated soils exist.
In Situ Treatment of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soils, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
Part I: Technology Descriptions
Executive Summary
Purpose and Scope
Legislative and Regulatory Overview
Time Frame
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Background
1.3 Special Considerations for In Situ Treatment
1.4 Overview of the Handbook
2. Legislative and Regulatory Overview
2.1 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
2.2 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
2.3 National Contingency Act
3. Technologies for In Situ Treatment
3.1 Soil Flushing
3.2 Solidification and Stabilization
3.3 Degradation
3.4 Control of Volatile Materials
3.5 Chemical and Physical Separation Techniques
4. Delivery and Recovery Systems
4.1 Hydraulic Fracturing
4.2 Radial Well Drilling
4.3 Ultrasonic Methods
4.4 Kerfing
4.5 Jet-Induced Slurry Method
4.6 Carbon Dioxide Injection
4.7 Hot Brine Injection
4.8 Cyclic Pumping
References
Appendix A: Modification of Soil Properties
Part II: Background Information
1. Introduction
2. Monitoring
Introduction
Statistical Considerations
Soil Sampling in the Treatment Zone and in the Underlying Unsaturated Zone
Soil Pore Liquid Sampling in the Unsaturated Zone
Water Samples from the Saturated Zone
Runoff Water Monitoring
Air Monitoring
3. Characterization and Evaluation of Fundamental Processes in Soil/Waste Systems
Site and Soil Facotrs Related to In Situ Treatment
Waste Characterization related to In Situ Soil Treatment
Immobilization of Chemical Constituents as Related to In Situ Treatment
Soil Sorption - Organics
Soil Microbiological Factors Related to In Situ Treatment
Quantitative Description of Organic Decomposition
Chemical Reactions in the Soil Matrix
Modeling the Behavior of Waste Constituents in Soil Systems
Atmospheric Aspects of In Situ Treatment: Volatilization and Photodegradation
References
Appendix A: Parameters for Assessing Soil/Waste Interaction
