Abstract

The ElectroChemical Remediation Technologies (ECRTs) process was developed by P2-Soil Remediation, Inc., which formed a partnership with Weiss Assocs. and ElectroPetroleum, Inc., to apply the technologies to contaminated sites.

The ECRTs process was evaluated for the treatment of marine sediments contaminated with mercury, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and phenolic compounds. The demonstration of the ECRTs was conducted at the Georgia Pacific, Inc. (G-P) Log Pond located along the Whatcom Waterway in Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, Washington.

The G-P Log Pond pilot project consisted of a demonstration of ECRTs, which use an AC/DC current passed between an electrode pair (anode and cathode) placed in sediment. Remediation of the sediment was to be accomplished by either the mineralization of organic contaminants through the ElectroChemicalGeoOxidation process, or by use of the induced complexation process to mobilize and remove metal contaminants plated to the electrodes. The pilot study was designed to assess and evaluate the ability of the ECRTs process to reduce concentrations of mercury, PAHs, and phenolic compounds in a marine sediment.

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Randy Parker

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Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation

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