Hydraulic and earth engineering – Soil remediation – In situ contaminant removal or stabilization
Patent
1992-05-29
1993-03-09
Reese, Randolph A.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Soil remediation
In situ contaminant removal or stabilization
405263, 405258, 210602, 210631, 210719, 210747, 210912, B09B 100, C02F 1102
Patent
active
051921634
ABSTRACT:
The method essentially creates a lake, if one does not already exist, and uses this lake as a "moving" treating pond for soils contaminated with toxic radicals or compounds containing higher valence state metals. Reducing agent compositions such as saccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, FeS.sub.4, Na.sub.2 SO3, NaSO.sub.2, Na.sub.2 S, and Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.5 are introduced into the lake. Contaminated soil from one side of the lake is dragged into the lake, the water of which contains the reducing agent compositions, then is tilled at the bottom of the lake to fully expose the soil to the reducing agent composition, and then is raked upwardly along an opposite side of the lake to form a shoreline of cleaned soil material. Contaminant-consuming micro-organisms and plant life may also be introduced into the lake. The earthmoving process is repeated until lake has passed through and treated all of the contaminated soil site. The method performs all decontamination on-site and avoids the requirement for any backfilling of the site after decontamination of the site. The method is particularly useful in contaminated areas having high water tables.
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Olsen Arlen L.
Poff Clifford A.
Reese Randolph A.
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