In-Situ Remediation of PCB Contaminated Soils New Jersey, USA
In-Situ Remediation of PCB Contaminated Soils New Jersey, USA
8 PagesCASESTUDY:IN-SITUREMEDIATIONOF PCBCONTAMINATEDSOILS NEWJERSEY,USA EXECUTIVESUMMARY At the request of a New Jersey based company Nordevco Associates Ltd. undertook a bench- scale PCB biodegradation treatability study in February of 1993. The study was completed in May of that year and the results were submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) for review. As a result of the data submitted, Nordevco Associates Ltd. was granted permission by the Department to apply its technology to a PCB Aroclor 1248 contaminated site in central New Jersey. The PCB impacted area (approximately 400 m 2 to a depth of 1 meter) sits in a corner of a property that once housed a plantformanufacturedgas. Originallyscheduled for July6, 1993the firstapplication ofNordevco’s
