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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY REPORT: RECLAMATION OF LEAD FROM SUPERFUND WASTE MATERIAL USING SECONDARY LEAD SMELTERS
Citation:
Paff, S. AND B. Bosilovich. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY REPORT: RECLAMATION OF LEAD FROM SUPERFUND WASTE MATERIAL USING SECONDARY LEAD SMELTERS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/540/R-95/504.
Description:
There are over 3000 sites across the United States contaminated with lead. echniques to remediate these sites include standard stabilization/disposal technologies, reclamation of lead using secondary lead smelters, soil washing, and biological removal technologies. hrough a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. EPA, the Center for Hazardous Materials, in conjunction with a major secondary lead smelter, has demonstrated that secondary lead smelters may be used economically to reclaim lead from a wide range of lead-containing materials frequently found at Superfund sites. uch materials include battery case materials, lead dross, and other debris containing between 3 and 70 percent lead. his report summarizes the results of several tests involving the recovery of lead from Superfund waste, construction debris, and sand blasting materials.