Dredging as Remediation for White Phosphorus Contamination at Eagle River Flats, Alaska.

Abstract

The Eagle River Flats impact area is a Ft. Richardson Superfund site. It is a salt marsh that is contaminated with white phosphorus (WP), and remediation of sediments in permanently ponded areas may require dredging. A remotely piloted dredging system was designed, constructed, and deployed at the Flats as part of the overall site remediation feasibility study. Experience gained over two years of engineering study and contract operation indicates that, although feasible and effective, this alternative is slow, difficult, and very expensive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA354017

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Collins
  • Michael R. Walsh

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cold Regions
  • Contamination
  • Contracts
  • Dredging
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fluid Flow
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Moisture Content
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unexploded Ammunition

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.