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Main Title Land disposal of hexachlorobenzene wastes : controlling vapor movement in soil /
Author Farmer, Walter J., ; Yang, Ming-Shyong ; Letey, John ; Spencer, William F.
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Author Title of a Work
Farmer, Walter J.
CORP Author California Univ., Riverside. Dept. of Soil and Environmental Sciences.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Publisher Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Available through the National Technical Information Service.
Year Published 1980
Report Number EPA 600-2-80-119; EPA-68-03-2014; PB80216575
Stock Number PB80-216575
OCLC Number 13611999
Subjects Hexachlorobenzene--Environmental aspects ; Soil pollution ; Benzene hexachloride--Environmental aspects
Additional Subjects Chlorobenzenes ; Coverings ; Earth fills ; Vapors ; Chlorine aromatic compounds ; Industrial wastes ; Soil chemistry ; Vaporizing ; Benzene/hexachloro ; Land disposal ; Hazardous materials ; Liquid wastes ; Toxic substances
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9100PK3H.PDF
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EHAM  S592.3L3 1980 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/29/2016
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-2-80-119 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023 DISPERSAL
ERAD  EPA 600/2-80-119 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 10/09/2012
NTIS  PB80-216575 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation x, 69 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is a persistent, fat-soluable organic compound of low aqueous solubility present in some industrial wastes. Transport in water moving through soil will be negligible but its long term persistence and appreciable vapor pressure allows significant volatilization to occur. Conditions for soil covers that would control the movement of HCB out of landfills and other disposal/storage facilities into the surrounding atmosphere were studied. The volatilization fluxes of HCB from industrial wastes (hex wastes) were determined in a simulated landfill under controlled laboratory conditions. Coverings of water and soil were found to be highly efficient in reducing volatilization. Polyethylene film was less efficient when compared on a cost basis. Volatilization flux through a soil cover was directly related to soil air-filled porosity and was greatly reduced by increased soil compaction and water content. An organic liquid phase associated with the hex waste was heavier than water and contained 1.4% HCB by weight. The presence of HCB in this liquid phase creates the potential for rapid transport of HCB in porous media. A procedure is proposed for using the results of this study to design a landfill cover that will limit the volatilization flux of HCB and other compounds.
Notes
"EPA 600-2-80-119." "August 1980." Cover title. Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, under control no. 68-03-2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-65).