Application of soil remediation technologies in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

62 Pages·1994·3 MB·English

by  Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy

| APPLICATION OF SOIL
REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
IN THE
GREATER TORONTO AREA
AUGUST 1993
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ISBN 0-7778-1785-3
APPLICATION OF SOIL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA)
AUGUST 1993
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APPLICATION OF SOIL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA)
Report prepared by:
Science & Engineering Section
Waste Management Branch
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APPLICATION OF SOIL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA)
TABLE OF CONTENT
PAGE
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TABIE OF AGCRONYMS 4 <i) <4, 25. Se sensatoe ee en Suse) Sie mie S SS Does es 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2s casicc tees caw severe eb es eee ease te ase ee 5
LENPRODUCTTION MEN EE Me DT reine de dia wee ie las ea e caste 6
1. REVIEW OF SOIL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
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1.1.2 Low temperature thermal desorption .......... 14
1.1.3 High temperature thermal destruction......... 15
2 14#Chemicals Cxtrackion. rss he semesre oe cud 16
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2. DEMONSTRATED SOIL REMEDIATION PROCESSES
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3. APPLICATION TO GTA SITES
a. - Ontario Remediation Levelsn Mi. fruits. 25
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34° Port “Industrial, District vss MAR nn Serrec e 26
3.5. River Sediment 12.6. c'ereccmviv«kes epeieee hsee cee eea e 28
4. REVIEW OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION NEEDS
4.1 ~Current Research Programs in Ontario «62.. d.ais.. 2 . 28
42° “Adaitional RD&D: Needs) 4-ie e0ee cee s Sas se he 30
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LIST OF TABLES
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DESRT Demonstratbed Processes An En MR M Te se soute 34
CoOSTTe? Demonstrated Processes... Lib. MM mere e ele 35
SITE (USEPA)» DemonstratedyProcessese 3% MR M ru so stars 36
Soild, Remediation. Levels (Inorganics) .. ss. de seca eco cos 39
Soil Remedtation Levels (OrganiLes), os... s.cc's Saco ee ewe es 40
Ataratiri Site: Soil.Quality (Inorganics): .22-2.4.. <2s.¢stser s 41
Ataratiri Site: SoideOualaty (Organiies)): Six AL due. ne 42
Ontario Environmental Research Program Projects ......... 43
Ontario Environmental Technology Program Projects ....... 44
Contaminated Sediment Treatment Technology
Program (CoSETeE ) Meet ewe Se RES M ee re 45
CCME ’'STDESRT Programs Proyecks! in OnkarLo: aeEss so me 47
12: DEscriptiony of GASRePrproJectstftor 1992/9304. peeese eae 48
13% SITE: Emerging Technology. Program-Partieipants: .. 54: ones 49
TABLE OF ACRONYMS
Canadian Centre for Inland Waters (Burlington, Ont.)
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CoSTTeP Contaminated Sediment Treatment Technology Program
DESRT Development and Demonstration of Site Remediation
Technology
GASReP Groundwater and Soil Remediation Program (CCIW)
GTA Greater Toronto Area
Hydro Carbon
Less Than
Mono Aromatic Hydrocarbon
National Contaminated Sites Remediation Program
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl
Poly Chlorinated Dibenzo Dioxin (dioxin)
Poly Chlorinated Dibenzo Furan (furan)
Poly Chlorinated Phenols (also Penta Chloro Phenol)
Port Industrial District. (Toronto harbour? front)
Research, Development and Demonstration
SEDTEC Sediment Treatment Technologies Database (WTC)
SITE Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (USEPA)
SVOC Semi Volatile Organic Compound
TCE Tri Chloro Ethylene
THC Toronto Harbour Commissioners
TOC Total Organic Compound
Ton Short US ton (2,000 pounds, 907 kilograms)
Tonne Metric tonne (1,000 kilograms, 2,204 pounds)
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
VISTTT Vendor Information System for Innovative Treatment
Technology (USEPA)
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
WPCP Water Pollution Control Plant
WTC Wastewater Technology Centre (Burlington, Ont.)