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TREATABILITY STUDY BULLETIN: MOBILE VOLUME REDUCTION UNIT AT THE ESCAMBIA SUPERFUND SITE
Citation:
Sawyer, S. TREATABILITY STUDY BULLETIN: MOBILE VOLUME REDUCTION UNIT AT THE ESCAMBIA SUPERFUND SITE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/540/MR-93/511, 1993.
Description:
The RREL has developed a pilot-scale Mobile Volume Reduction Unit (VRU) to determine the feasibility of soil washing for the remediation of contaminated soils. This mobile unit, mounted on two trailers, can process 100 lb/hr of soil feed. Soil washing is a cost effective technology used in conjunction with other methods for remediating contaminated soils. The process reduces the quantity of contaminated material that must be processed by a more expensive technology, such as incineration or bioremediation. In some cases, soil washing may be a successful stand-alone technology.
The Environmental Response Team of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency evaluated soil washing using the VRU on contaminated soils at the Escambia Superfund Site in Pensacola, Florida. This Bulletin discusses that research.