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Main Title Assessing Detoxification and Degradation of Wood Preserving and Petroleum Wastes in Contaminated Soil.
Author Aprill, W. ; Sims, R. C. ; Sims, J. L. ; Matthews., J. E. ;
CORP Author Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK. ;Utah State Univ., Logan. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Publisher c1990
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA/600/J-90/099;
Stock Number PB90-245275
Additional Subjects Waste treatment ; Biodeterioration ; Hazardous materials ; Detoxification ; Assessments ; Wood preservatives ; Petroleum refining ; Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons ; Bioassays ; Performance evaluation ; Site surveys ; Leaching ; Carcinogens ; Reprints ; Soil contamination ; Remedial action ; Site characterization ; Mutagen screening ; Environmental transport ; Environmental monitoring
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NTIS  PB90-245275 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The study was undertaken to evaluate in-situ soil bioremediation processes, including degradation and detoxification, for wood preserving and petroleum refining wastes at high concentrations in an unacclimated soil. The soil solid phase, water soluble fractions of soil, and column leachates were evaluated. A mutagenic potential assay (Ames assay) and an aqueous toxicity assay (Microtox(TM) assay) were used to evaluate detoxification; high performance liquid chromatography was used to evaluate chemical concentration and degradation for eight polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The group of noncarcinogenic PAHs studied demonstrated greater degradation, ranging from 54-90% of mass added for the wastes; the carcinogenic group of PAHs studied exhibited degradation ranging from 24-53% of mass added. Although no mutagenicity was observed in waste/soil mixtures after one year, Microtox(TM) toxicity was observed in water soluble fractions and in leachate samples. Integration of information concerning degradation of hazardous constituents with bioassay information represents an approach for designing treatability studies and for evaluating effectiveness of in-situ soil bioremediation. When combined with information from waste, site, and soil characterization studies, data generated in treatability studies may be used in predictive models to: evaluate effectiveness of on-site soil bioremediation; develop appropriate containment structures to prevent unacceptable waste transport from the treatment zone; and design performance monitoring strategies. (Copyright (c) 1990 ISWA.)