Stabilization of Recalcitrant Organics: A Cost-Effective and Practical Remedial Alternative (Abstract)

摘要

Traditionally, wastes contaminated with semi-volatile organics such as dioxins, ex- plosives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons have been treated via thermal treatment technologies. Problems with the public and regulatory acceptance of thermal treatment technologies have limited the application of these technologies on such wastes. Alternative remediation technologies for the destruc- tion of the organic contaminants in these wastes, such as bioremediation, soil vapor extraction, chemical oxidation, and soil washing, do not have the level of destruc- tion/removal of the thermal treatment technologies. Faced with alternative treatment technologies which leave high residual contamination levels after treatment, stabilization of these wastes has become an acceptable treatment alternative.