Dredged Material Composting at Milwaukee and Green Bay, WI, Confined Disposal Facilities

Abstract

This technical note reports results from demonstration-scale studies of dredged material composting at the Jones Island confined disposal facility (CDF), Milwaukee, WI, and the Bayport CDF, Green Bay, WI. The purpose of these studies was to determine the feasibility of bioremediating dredged material contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychiorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This is the third in a series of technical notes on the feasibility of using low-cost and relatively passive biotechnology to reduce hydrophobic organic chemical concentrations in dredged material. The first technical note (Myers and Bowman 1999) described initial studies at the Milwaukee CDF. The second technical note (Myers and Williford 2000) provided an overview of bioremediation technologies that show promise for practical application to hydrophobic organic compounds in dredged material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA410585

Entities

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Bioremediation
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Materials
  • Moisture Content
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Compounds
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation