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U.S. EPA PROGRAM FOR EVALUATION OF TREATMENT AND UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION RESIDUES
Citation:
Wiles, C. U.S. EPA PROGRAM FOR EVALUATION OF TREATMENT AND UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION RESIDUES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/D-91/252 (NTIS PB92121185).
Description:
Vendors of solidification/stabilization (S/S) and other technologies are cooperating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA's) Office of Research and Development (ORD), Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory to demonstrate and evaluate the performance of the technologies to treat residues from the combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW). olidification/stabili-zation is being emphasized in the current program. his technology may enhance the environmental performance of the residues when disposed in the land, when used as road bed aggregate, as building blocks, and in the marine environment as reefs or shore erosion control barriers. he program includes four S/S process types: ement, silicate, cement kiln dust and a phosphate based process. esidue types being evaluated are fly ash, bottom ash and combined residues. n array of chemical leaching tests and physical tests are being conducted to characterize the untreated and treated residues. his paper discusses program design, status and preliminary results. he S/S evaluation program is the first part of ORD's Municipal Solid Waste Innovative Technology Evaluation (MITE) program. RD is also supporting research to address the scientific and other issues associated with utilizing MSW Combustion residues. his paper also discusses these issues and research directions.