Incineration treatment of arsenic-contaminated soil |
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| Authors: | Larry R Waterland Charly King Marta K Richards Robert C Thurnau |
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| Institution: | 1. Larry R. Waterland is manager of incineration technology development programs for Acurex Corporation in Mountain View, CA.;2. Charly King supervises the Acurex Emissions Measurement Group that operates EPA's Incineration Research Facility in Jefferson, AR.;3. Marta K. Richards is a research chemist on the Thermal Research Section staff.;4. Robert C. Thurnau supervises the Thermal Research Section within EPA's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory in Cincinnati, OH. |
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| Abstract: | An incineration test program was conducted at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Incineration Research Facility to evaluate the potential of incineration as a treatment option for contaminated soils at the Baird and McGuire Superfund site in Holbrook, Massachusetts. The purpose of these tests was to evaluate the incinerability of these soils in terms of the fate of arsenic and lead and the destruction of organic contaminants during the incineration process. The test program consisted of a series of bench-scale experiments with a muffle furnace and a series of incineration tests in a pilot-scale rotary kiln incinerator system. The study reported in this paper was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency under Contract 68–C9–0038 to Acurex Corporation. It has been subjected to the Agency's review and has been approved for publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. |
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