A
Review of Full Scale Treatment Technologies for the Remediation of Contaminated
Soil
Ian Martin and R Paul
Bardos
Treatment
technologies can offer a permanent reduction in the risks posed by contamination
of soil by destroying, transforming or extracting toxic substances –
as opposed to excavation and disposal to landfill, or containment. This
report, prepared for the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution,
reviews established treatment technologies for contaminated soils in
the UK, Europe and North America.
The
report contains:
an
introduction covering the implementation of treatment technologies,
the general limitations on their application and the emerging themes
in remediation practice, e.g. process integration, hyperaccumulators,
plant-enhanced microbial biodegradation, reducing availability, in
situ treatment zones and active containment;
a
chapter on each of the broad technology categories (biological, chemical,
physical, solidification/stabilisation and thermal), including: overview;
underlying principles; specific processes and techniques; case studies;
and a summary of technologies that have been demonstrated but not
yet widely used;
a
concluding section on future trends.
Notable
features of the report include:
individual
technology summary sheets – convenient quick reference guides
in tabular form giving: basic description; application (by contaminant
and soil type); commercial availability and national markets; operational
requirements; treatment duration and cost; specific technical limitations;
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case studies;
references;
glossary
of terms.
182
pages.
A4
£39 UK (overseas £44 or $66)
ISBN
1 900995 00 X