Innovative treatment of contaminated soils - QA/QC procedures

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-1997

Abstract

Treatment of contaminated soils has to be performed expediently and in a cost-effective manner, taking into account the regulatory requirements. The best method will be to treat the contaminated soils to make them non toxic and non hazardous and reuse the end product beneficially. This comprises of two parts, one is to select the appropriate technique for cleanup and the other is to arrive at a cleanup goal. This goal is usually set up based on the EPA's allowable maximum concentration. These limits can be exceeded depending upon the use of the property and the risk taken by the developer. This paper describes a case history wherein the method of clean up was selected based on knowledge based systems. The cleanup goal was established as a function of the properties of the contaminant distribution and as the ratio of average of post-remediation concentration to average preremediation concentration. This innovative methodology provided enormous flexibility in the QA/QC process.

Identifier

0031351652 (Scopus)

Publication Title

ASCE Annual Convention on Innovative Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development

First Page

47

Last Page

50

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