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SUPERFUND TREATABILITY CLEARINGHOUSE: WORK PLAN FOR BIODEGRADATION OF POLY-CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) AT A SUPERFUND SITE
Citation:
U.S. EPA. SUPERFUND TREATABILITY CLEARINGHOUSE: WORK PLAN FOR BIODEGRADATION OF POLY-CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) AT A SUPERFUND SITE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/540/2-89/046, 1986.
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This document is composed of a work plan and additional technical information which demonstrates the qualifications of Detox Industries, Inc. to conduct remediation of a PCB contaminated sludge at General Motors (GM) plant in New York. Provided are the results of a field demonstration conducted on sludge containing PCB at Hearne Utilities in Hearne, TX. Bench-scale biodegradation studies were also conducted by Detox Inc. on samples of sludge provided by GM from their Massena, NY site. Significant reductions in PCB levels were noted in the tests.