An Estimate of Soils Contaminated With Metals.
Abstract
This report provides the results of a study that examined the quantities of soils at Army installations in the United States contaminated with metals in order to understand the user requirements for environmental technology research and development work. A list of all Army sites with soil or sediment samples with metals contamination that need remediating is provided. Only those sites for which planned remedial actions are consistent with metals contamination were included in the estimate. For those sites included, this report provides a timeline for the treatment of metals-contaminated soil and an estimate of the volume of soil remaining to be treated. Per annum information is provided regarding the number of sites that will be involved in cleanup, the planned volumes of soil to be treated, and the funds budgeted for treatment. A summary of the proposed methods for treating the contaminated soil is also given. This project is an expansion of work that was performed by TVA for the U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) involving explosives-contaminated soil, as reported in USAEC Report No. SFIM- AEC-ET-CR-98002 and organic-contaminated soil reported in USAEC Report No. SFIM-AEC-ET-CR-99006. Based on 1998 data, TVA has estimated that there are 450 sites at 95 installations with 2,285 KCY of soil requiring cleanup due to contamination by metals. An additional 2,861 acres of land will either be capped or enclosed within a fence. For about half of the sites, disposal in a landfill was listed as a treatment technology. The projected cost for either treating soil or reducing the risk associated with these 450 sites is $l,038M.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA367565
Entities
People
- Michael F. Broder
- Ronald A. Westmoreland
Organizations
- Tennessee Valley Authority