INNOVATIVE & INTEGRATED APPROACH

TO HEAVY METAL REMEDIATION

H2O 2014ShanghaiNovember 14, 2014

AGENDA

• OVERVIEW

• GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

• REMEDIATION APPROACH

• CHINA’S FAST SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SINCE THE 1980S

• CAPITAL AND RESOURCE-INTENSIVE – NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS

• TOUGH CHALLENGES - NATURAL RESOURCE DEPLETION, POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

• RAPID URBANIZATION IN RECENT YEARS HAS RESULTED IN THE NEED TO REDEVELOP INDUSTRIAL LAND ONCE OCCUPIED – AND CONTAMINATED – BY OLD INDUSTRIES, WHICH HAVE HELPED BRING THE ISSUE OF THE REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CONTAMINATED LANDS (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS BROWNFIELDS) TO THE FOREFRONT

• BROWNFIELDS POSE TWO CATEGORIES OF PROBLEMS:

• ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS

• OBSTACLES TO URBAN AND LOCAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY IF ULTIMATELY THEY REMAIN UNUSED.

OVERVIEW

• COMMON CONTAMINANTS:

• HEAVY METALS

• ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

• PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)

• ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH RISKS:

• SOIL

• GROUNDWATER

• SURFACE HAZARDS

• ONGOING LIABILITY

• HEAVY METALS SOURCES• INDUSTRIAL WASTE

• AGRICULTURAL – BAD FERTILIZER

• MINING – ACID MINE DRAINAGE

• EXPOSURE PATHWAYS• AIRBORNE EMISSIONS

• WASTE DISPOSAL

• WASTEWATER DISCHARGE

• SLUDGE DEPOSITS

• SOIL CONTAMINATION AT MANUFACTURING SITES

• GROUNDWATER POLLUTION THROUGH INFILTRATION OF POLLUTANTS

GOALS

• INTEGRATED TECHNICAL FRAMEWORK

• POLLUTION MANAGEMENT

• REDUCE PUBLIC EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED LAND

• SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• SAFE REDEVELOPMENT

OBJECTIVES (BROWNFIELD SITE)

• DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES AT REMEDIATION SITES

• CONSTRUCTION OF REMEDIATION INFRASTRUCTURE

• ACCESS ROADS

• WATER MANAGEMENT

• SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CLEANUP

• TREAT SOIL AND SEDIMENTS

• CLOSE DUMP SITE

• REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE

FUTURE LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS

• INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING FACILITY

• GOVERNMENT COMPLEXES

• RESIDENTIAL

• COMMERCIAL

• RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES• ECO-PARK

• CONSTRUCTED LAKE/WETLAND AREA

PROJECT TEAM• EASEN – SPECIALIZES IN SOIL, WATER, MINE, AND INDUSTRIAL

WASTE REMEDIATION. EASEN OFFERS A COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FROM SITE CHARACTERIZATION THROUGH IN SITU AND EX SITU APPLICATION OF REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES.

• ENVIROLOGEK - SPECIALIZES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES ON FIVE CONTINENTS SINCE 1998.

• RESOLUTION PARTNERS – SPECIALIZES IN REMEDIATION DESIGN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEAVY METALS AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS SINCE 1994.

TEAM CAPABILITIES• SITE CHARACTERIZATION/INVESTIGATION

• REMEDIATION DESIGN

• CREATIVE REMEDIAL OPTIONS

• FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

• INTEGRATE REMEDIATION WITH REDEVELOPMENT

• COST-EFFECTIVE REMEDIES

• REGULATORY GOALS AND APPROPRIATE TEST METHODS

• TREATABILITY STUDIES

• REAGENT SUPPLY

• INFRASTRUCTURE

• IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED REMEDIES

• SITE CLOSURE

HIGH RESOLUTION SITE CHARACTERIZATION TECHNOLOGY (HRSC)

• QUICKLY IDENTIFY CONTAMINANT MASS

LOCATION VERTICALLY & HORIZONTALLY

• IDENTIFY CONTAMINANT MASS LOCATION IN

REFERENCE TO SUBSURFACE LITHOLOGY

• DEFINE SUBSURFACE LITHOLOGY IN RELATION TO

OPTIMAL APPLICATION & INJECTION HYDRAULICS

• MEMBRANE INTERFACE PROBE

• HYDRAULIC PROFILING TOOL

• ULTRA-VIOLET OPTICAL SCREENING TOOL

TYPICAL TEST METHODS - METALS

• TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURE (TCLP)

• SYNTHETIC PRECIPITATION LEACHING PROCEDURE (SPLP)

• SITE-SPECIFIC LEACHING PROCEDURES (SSLP WITH GROUNDWATER, WASTE WATER)

• MULTIPLE EXTRACTION PROCEDURE (MEP)

• PHYSIOLOGICALLY BASED EXTRACTION TEST (PBET)

FAMILIAR WITH TEST METHODS IN CHINA AND HAS PERFORMED TREATABILITY STUDIES ON CHINA SOILS.

TREATMENT OPTIONS - SOIL

• BIOREMEDIATION (ORGANICS)

• CHEMICAL OXIDATION (ORGANICS)

• SOIL WASHING (ORGANICS & INORGANICS)

• SOLIDIFICATION (HEAVY METALS AND ORGANICS)

• STABILIZATION (HEAVY METALS)

• THERMAL DESORPTION (ORGANICS)

TREATMENT OPTIONS - GROUNDWATER

• BIOREMEDIATION FOR ORGANICS

• PUMP & TREAT FOR CONTROL OF DISSOLVED METAL AND ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

• PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS (CONTAINMENT)• IRON

• ZEOLITE / ION EXCHANGE

• REAGENT INJECTION• STABILIZATION OF METALS

• OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

• ZERO VALENT IRON

CHEMICAL REAGENT TECHNOLOGY IS A COMBINATION OF AN ENGINEERED SOLUTION, APPLICATION KNOW-HOW AND UNIQUE REAGENTS

• SPECIALLY FORMULATED BASED ON WASTE PROFILE

• ADDED TO METAL-LADEN SOIL AS POWDER OR INTO THE GROUND AS A SLURRY SOLUTION

• SEQUESTERED WITHIN THE FINE PARTICLES OF THE PRODUCT AS INSOLUBLE MINERALS

• NEUTRALIZES ACIDITY• TRAPPED BY ADSORPTION - HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO AND A HIGH CHARGE-

TO-MASS RATIO

• PRECIPITATION, CO- PRECIPITATION, AND ISOMORPHOUS SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (I.E., INCREASINGLY FORMED BY RECRYSTALLISATION PROCESSES).

IMPLEMENTATION

• METHODS• INJECTION

• MECHANICAL MIXING

• TRENCHING (PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS)

• REAGENTS CAN BE APPLIED IN SITU OR EX SITU IN

• DRY, GRANULAR FORM

• AS A SOLUTION, OR SLURRY

IN-SITU REAGENT DELIVERY

• HIGH-PRESSURE INJECTION VIA DIRECT PUSH METHODOLOGY

• INJECTION PARAMETERS:

• CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINANT(S) IN SOIL (MG/KG) & GROUNDWATER

• SOIL POROSITY & HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY

• VOLUME OF WASTE TO BE TREATED - LITRES OF WATER AND M3 OF SOIL TO BE TREATED

• TOTAL ACTUAL ACIDITY (TAA) AND TOTAL POTENTIAL ACIDITY (TPA)

• CONFIDENCE FACTOR (E.G., CONTAMINANTS, LITHOLOGY, HYDROGEOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION FACTORS, CONTACT TIME AND DELIVERY METHODS)

• TOTAL REAGENT VOLUME TO BE APPLIED

Engineering Control For Optimal Injection Pressure

Q/A=Keffective (Pinjection-ρwater gh)/h Where:•Q/A = the flow rate applied over the area of the expanding mound. Vertical flow ceases as the mound height (h) reaches the pressure limit or the selected “not to exceed” injection pressure.•Keffective= Vertical Hydraulic conductivity

•Pinjection = 60% of the allowable injection pressureρwater = Density of water•g = Gravitational acceleration•h = mound height above water table

SOIL WASHING

• FAST, HIGH THROUGHPUT SOIL REMEDIATION AND SOIL RECYCLING

• MATRIX ENHANCED TREATMENT: ABLE TO TREAT UP TO 150 DIFFERENT CONTAMINANTS

• WET EXTRACTION SOURCE TREATMENT: ABLE TO TREAT MOISTURE RICH SOILS INCLUDING CLAYS, SEDIMENTS AND DRILL CUTTINGS

• WORKS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF REAGENTS, SURFACTANTS, OXIDANTS

• MOBILE UNITS CAPABLE OF TREATING 40 TO 320 TONS/HOUR

Self propelled mobile soil washing plantMultiple fluid injection capability

High volume fixed soil washing plant

SUSTAINABLE REMEDIATION ALTERNATIVE - METALS

• TRADITIONAL APPROACH • SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE

• EXCAVATION OF METALS-CONTAMINATED SOIL FROM SITE

• BACKFILL SITE WITH CLEAN FILL

• DISPOSE AS HAZARDOUS WASTE

• HAUL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO LIMITED LANDFILL LOCATIONS (INCREASED CARBON FOOTPRINT)

• CHEMICALLY STABILIZE METALS TO RENDER NON-HAZARDOUS

• POTENTIALLY REUSE STABILIZED SOIL

• DISPOSE AS NON-HAZ MATERIAL

• MORE DISPOSAL OPTIONS LOCALLY FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (NON-HAZARDOUS)

COMPARING OPTIONS: 1. OFF-SITE HAZARDOUS WASTE

• METALS IN SOIL THAT EXCEED A REGULATORY LIMIT

• HIGH COST MANAGEMENT OPTION

• READILY ACCEPTED BY REGULATORS

• LIMITED DISPOSAL LOCATIONS

COMPARING OPTIONS: 2. OFF-SITE NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE

• STABILIZED SOIL REMOVES LEACHING CONCERNS

• 10-40% LOWER COST (US) THAN HAZ WASTE DISPOSAL

• EXPANDED DISPOSAL LOCATION OPTIONS

• REDUCED TRANSPORTATION LIABILITY

COMPARING OPTIONS: 3. ON-SITE SOIL MANAGEMENT

• 20-50% LOWER COST (US) THAN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

• RECYCLE/REUSE SOIL (NO BACKFILL)

• GREATER PROJECT DESIGN FLEXIBILITY

WHAT IS METALS STABILIZATION?• ADD REAGENTS TO FORM MINERALS

IN SOIL AND AQUIFERS TO REDUCE:

• LEACHING FROM SOIL

• GROUNDWATER CONCENTRATIONS

• TOXICITY

• REAGENTS ARE TYPICALLY:

• COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

• POSE LITTLE TO NO HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT

STABILIZATION REAGENT EXAMPLES - METALS

• PHOSPHATES: MINERAL FORMATION (PB)

• IRON: ADSORPTION (AS), CO-PRECIPITATION (AS, NI), REDUCTION (CR)

• SULFIDE: MINERAL FORMATION (HG, AS, PB), REDUCTION (CR)

• PH: MINERAL FORMATION, ADSORPTION (PB, CD)

• BIOLOGICAL/CARBON: REDUCTION, ADSORPTION(CR, AS, SE) Proprietary reagents typically based on above, singly or in combination.

CASE STUDY - DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, CHANGSHA SITE, APRIL 2014

LEACHABLE CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION REDUCED FROM 3.79 TO TRACE LEVEL IN 24 HOURS AFTER TREATMENT

REMEDIATION APPROACH

1. REVIEW AVAILABLE SITE DATA

2. DISCUSS SPECIFICS OF FUTURE LAND USE

3. INTEGRATE INFORMATION INTO PRELIMINARY REMEDIATION DESIGN

4. DEVELOP SITE CHARACTERIZATION/INVESTIGATION WORKPLAN THAT SUPPORTS PROJECT GOALS

REMEDIATION APPROACH (CONT.)

5. IMPLEMENT SITE INVESTIGATION

6. PERFORM TREATABILITY STUDY• SUMMARIZE PRELIMINARY RESULTS

• DISCUSS REMEDIATION GOALS AND TEST METHODS

• FINALIZE TREATMENT PROGRAM

7. PREPARE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS FOR REVIEW OF REMEDIAL OPTIONS

8. FINALIZE REMEDIATION DESIGN AND WORKPLAN

9. IMPLEMENT APPROVED REMEDIATION WORKPLAN

REMEDY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

• REMEDIATION GOALS

• STABILIZATION/TREATMENT DESIGN• SITE CHARACTERIZATION

• TREATABILITY STUDIES

• END USE EVALUATION

• EXPOSURE RISKS

• COST IMPLICATIONS

SITE DESIGN GOALS

• 5-10 DIFFERENT REMEDIATION MODELS/APPROACHES

• TAILORED REMEDIATION TO SPECIFIC SITE CHARACTERISTICS

• FLEXIBILITY TO CHANGE FROM ONE REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION APPROACH TO ANOTHER BASED ON FUTURE LAND USE

FULLY-INTEGRATED PROJECT TEAM

Site Characterization

Remediation Design

Treatability Studies

Treatment Reagents/Methods

Turn-key Implementation