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SUPERFUND TREATABILITY CLEARINGHOUSE: PCB SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION PROCESS-SELECTION FOR TEST AND EVALUATION
Citation:
U.S. EPA. SUPERFUND TREATABILITY CLEARINGHOUSE: PCB SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION PROCESS-SELECTION FOR TEST AND EVALUATION. EPA/540/2-89/038, 1989.
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This document is a report describing the assessment of seven alternative treatment processes that show potential for decontaminating polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated sediments. The processes are KPEG, MODAR Supercritical Water Oxidation, Bio-Clean, Ultrasonics/UV, CFS Extraction, B.E.S.T., and Low Energy Extraction. Each process was evaluated using five criteria: the probability of cleaning sediments to 2 ppm or less; the availability of a test system; the test and evaluation effort required; the time required for future availability of a commercial treatment process; and the probable cost of treatment using the process. The evaluation of the criteria for each process was carried out by engineering analysis of available data and site visits to developers' facilities. This report deals with the KPEG process for the destruction of PCBs.