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Enhanced land treatment of petroleum‐contaminated soils using solid peroxygen materials
Author(s) -
Davis John W.,
West Robert J.,
Klecka Gary M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.3440070205
Subject(s) - environmental remediation , amendment , total petroleum hydrocarbon , petroleum , contamination , soil contamination , soil water , hydrocarbon , environmental science , waste management , environmental chemistry , petroleum product , soil treatment , environmental engineering , chemistry , soil science , engineering , agronomy , organic chemistry , biology , ecology , political science , law
A pilot field study evaluated whether adding solid peroxygen materials during land treatment could cost effectively accelerate cleanup at a site contaminated with petroleum‐related compounds. Five test cells were constructed containing approximately five cubic yards of soil contaminated with 300–400 mg/kg of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH). Three cells received treatment with solid peroxygen materials (either MgO 2 or CaO 2 ), while the other two cells served as controls (no peroxygen amendment). Adding solid peroxygen compounds effectively reduced the hydrocarbon contamination in the soils and decreased the treatment time. During this time, the concentration of TPH in soil in the three treatment cells decreased. In contrast, there was little loss of TPH from the two control cells simulating traditional land treatment. Adding the solid peroxygen materials reduced the total site remediation time, thereby reducing the overall costs.