Handbook: Approaches for the Remediation of Federal Facility Sites Contaminatedwith Explosive or Radioactive Wastes

摘要

Contents: Introduction; Safety Concerns When Investigating and TreatingExplosives Waste; Field Screening Methods for Munitions Residues in Soil; Characterization of Radioactive Contaminants for Removal Assessments; Overview of Approaches to Detection and Retrieval Operations; Detection, Retrieval, and Disposal of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at U.S. Military Sites; Detection and Sampling of White Phosphorus in Sediment; Biological Treatment Technologies, Wet Air Oxidation, Low Temperature Thermal Desorption, Solvent Extraction, and Volume Reduction; Incineration of Soils and Sludges; Open Burn/Open Detonation; Ultraviolet Oxidation and Granular Activated Carbon; Compressed Gas Cylinder Handling and Reactive Chemical Handling; Reuse/Recycle Options for Propellants and Explosives; Wet-Based Volume Reduction for Radioactive Soils; Dry-Based Volume Reduction for Radioactive Soils; Treatment of Radioactive Compounds in Water; Incineration of Radioactive and Mixed Waste; In Situ Vitrification; Polymer Solidification; In Situ Grout Injection; Electrokinetic Soil Processing; Appendix A: Search for a White Phosphorus Munitions Disposal Site in Chesapeake Bay; and Appendix B: Case Study: Remedial Action Implementation, Elizabeth, New Jersey.