Open AccessSoil treatment to remove uranium and related mixed radioactive heavy metal contaminants. Quarterly report, January--March 1995
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/206435
Subject(s) - leachate , environmental science , human decontamination , waste management , radioactive waste , uranium , soil water , environmental engineering , engineering , soil science , materials science , metallurgy
The objective of this project is to design and develop a physico- chemical treatment process for the removal of uranium and heavy metals from contaminated soil to achieve target contamination levels below 35 pCi/g of soil and a target for non-radioactive heavy metals below concentration levels permissible for release of the soil. Ex- situ pilot-scale soil decontamination and leachate treatment test using Chalk River Chemical Pit soil are nearing completion. Soil decontamination tests using Fernald Incinerator Area soil originally scheduled for February 1995 was postponed to May 1995 as result of unexpected delays in the preparation of two drums of soils