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SITE DEMONSTRATION OF THE CF SYSTEMS ORGANICS EXTRACTION SYSTEM
Citation:
Valentinetti, R., J. McPherson, AND L. Staley. SITE DEMONSTRATION OF THE CF SYSTEMS ORGANICS EXTRACTION SYSTEM. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-90/275 (NTIS PB91145110), 1990.
Description:
The CF Systems Organic Extraction System was used to remove PCBs from contaminated sediment dredged from the New Bedford Harbor. This work was done as part of a field demonstration under the Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) program. he purpose of the SITE program is to provide an independent and objective evaluation of innovative processes. he purpose of this paper is to present the results of the SITE demonstration of this technology. esults of the demonstration tests show that the system, which uses high pressure liquified propane, successfully removed PCBs from contaminated sediments in New Bedford Harbor. Removal efficiencies for all test runs exceeded 70%. ome operational problems occurred during the demonstration which may have affected the efficiency with which PCBs were removed from the dredged sediment. arge amounts of residues were generated from the demonstration. osts for using this process are estimated to be between $l50/ton and $450/ton.
