EPA/625/K-97/002
                                              June 1997
Seminar Series on Wood Preserving
            Site Remediation
     June 24-25, 1997—Milwaukee, Wl
      June 26-27, 1997—Atlanta, GA
       July 8-9, 1997—Tacoma, WA
          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
           Office of Research and Development
       National Risk Management Research Laboratory
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Table of Contents
Overview of Wood Preserving Site Remediation	1
Douglas W. Grosse

Wood Preserving Industry From the Perspective of RCRA and CERCLA.....	11
George E. Parris

Remediation of Wood Treating Sites: Solidification/Stabilization	17
Edward R.  Bates

Wood Preserving Site Remediation Using Solvent Extraction	29
John Markiewicz

Chemical Dechlorination of Wood Preserving Waste Components
Using the Base-Catalyzed Dechlorination (BCD) Process	37
Thomas O. Tiernan

Application of Thermal Desorption to Wood Preserving Sites	".'	49
Paul R. DePercin

Treatment of Wood Preservative Contaminated Groundwater	.,	61
Paul C. Kefauver
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        Overview of Wood Preserving
               Site Remediation
                Douglas W. Grosse
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Douglas W. Grosse
                                                                       Environmental Engineer
                                                                   Technology Transfer Branch
                                                 National Risk Management Research Laboratory
                                                          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                              26 West Martin Luther King Drive
                                                                   Cincinnati, OH 45268-0001
                                                                                513-569-7844
                                                                           Fax: 513-569-7585
                                                       E-mail: grosse.douglas@epamail.epa.gov


Douglas Grosse has a B.A. in English literature from Ohio University and an M.S. in environmental science
(engineering) from the University of Cincinnati.  He has worked as an environmental engineer at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the past 18 years. He obtained a Certified
Electroplater-Finisher certification from the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society in 1988.

Mr. Grosse is currently working in EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory.  His past
experience includes in-house wastewater and hazardous waste research  at EPA's pilot plant facilities;
serving as a pilot facility manager and project officer (Center Hill Laboratory); working on the Superfund
innovative technology evaluation program; serving as a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
corrective action coordinator; and providing technical assistance in Superfund, RCRA, and treatability
studies as an aqueous treatment specialist.  Currently, Mr. Grosse is working in technology transfer,
serving as a specialist in site remediation and industrial wastewater treatment.
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   Overview of Wood Preserving Site
              Remediation
                   by
            Douglas W. Grosse
    US Environmental Protection Agency
    National Risk Management Research
               Laboratory
                 Outline

           Site Description
           Treatability Studies
           Technology Applications
              Background
           Wood Preserving Sites
           Contaminants of Concern
           Analytical Methods
           Presumptive Remedies
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                Preserving Site
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          Treatability Studies
              • startnrsAP
              • NPL Sites:
                - RAB
                -ACW
                - MCB
     Remedial Action Technology
             Description
          • Pretreatment
          * Soil Treatment
          • Groundwater Treatment
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Remedial Options For Creosote Emulsions
Contaminants of concern: Creosote, PCP, dioxins
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    Remedial Options For Creosote Contaminated Soil
    Cw&wntnjkftta of concern: Creosote, Pen taehlorophenot. Inorganics, CHoxIns
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          * Objectives

          • Wet Screening And Sieving

          * Results
        Soil Washing Test Procedure
    R««. UnpubMwd report (IT, Corp.)
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      Soil Treatment Technology
            • Bioremediation
            • Immobilization
            • Physical Separation
            Bioremediation
             * Description
             • Slurry-Phase
             • Fenton's Reagent
             • Land Farming
       Solidification/stabilization
            • Description
            • Formulations
            • Analytical Procedures
            v Treatability Study
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           Thermal Treatment

             • Description
             • Thermal Desorption
             • Incineration
             • Case Study
           Solvent Extraction
              - Description
              * Advantages
              • Limitations
              • Case Study
    Base-Catalyzed Decomposition
             • Description
             • Advantages
             • Limitations
             • Treatability Study
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       Ground water Technologies

            • Photolytic Oxidation

            • Carbon Adsorption

            * Membrane Separation
            Cost Estimate for Water
            Treatment Technologies
Technology
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Cost
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            Treatment Technologies
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       The Wood Preserving Industry
           From the Perspective of
             RCRA and GERCLA
               George E. Parris
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George E. Parris
                                                           American Wood Preservers Institute
                                                           2750 Prosperity Avenue - Suite 550
                                                                      Fairfax, VA 22031-4312
                                                                               703-204-0500
                                                                          Fax:703-204-4610
Dr. George E. Parris holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and
pursued a post-doctoral appointment at the National Bureau of Standards in analytical and environmental
chemistry, where he focused on the environmental chemistry of arsenic.  Dr. Parris has worked in the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Toxic Substances, served as a research chemist and
policy analyst for the Food and Drug Administration, and acted as a consultant to EPA regarding the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) programs. He has
also  worked at a  private engineering firm, where he managed remediations of Superfund sites and
underground storage tanks.  Dr. Parris further coordinated  the  Department  of Energy's (DOE's)
Environmental  Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Analysis and managed a Corps  of
Engineers' project to conduct an installation-wide assessment for Fort Riley, Kansas.

In 1996, he joined the American Wood Preservers Institute as the Director of Environmental  and
Regulatory Affairs, and has since visited approximately 30 treating plants and related facilities.  He has
been especially active in RCRA; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; Comprehensive
Environmental  Response, Compensation, and  Liability Act; and Clean Air Act issues that affect the
industry. Dr. Parris has published approximately 20 peer-reviewed basic  research papers, a variety of
magazine articles, and a long list of government technical support documents.
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     The Wood  Preserving Industry from the
         Perspective of RCRA and CERCLA
                             PresentedBy

                          George E. Parra, FhJ).

                   Director o/Ehwronmemai and Regulatory Affairs
                       American VK»d Preservers Institute

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                    USEPAWocdPreseni'mgSitcBemedKum-imd
                       Techndo& Transfer Seminar Series
        History of Modem Wood Preservation and
                 Environmental Regulation

       • 14OO-185O Woodan ships and archaic wood preserving efforts
           1 767 Coffer sdfau ncomnen&d /or wood pretavatlan fx &m$e
           1832 Pflttnl far praenM&n of weed wah nerauy cUoride (Hymivng)
           7836 OwMor cretMMc touted to wood pratrvative in Europe
           1&7-9 Feiea* far copper uood praavaOve* iautd fa Ewope

       • 1840-1960 Railroad Expansion
          1875 R« Mgor craocMe freatfaf fdimt (Wit Paxagotita. Mlutait>tt)

          1WI Bou^pratt for trtaOrifVnxtuimcd timber tntrviluced
         • 1950-1975 Affluent Suburban Ufestyte Expansion

             1950s frntvhlnrophenol enters wood treatment

             1965 Production:

                  Pressure-treated Wood Production (1965)
                             441 Treating Plants

                         159 million gallons of creosote
                     60 million gallons of petroleum (no sjnc)
                      20 million (rounds of pentachhropheno}
             196? CCA Em uitd in utility pok»

             1910s Wbodcadedu popular

             1970 USEPAettabluhed
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      1975-2000 Era at EnvkonnMndl R»s«!«Uon
       ttt! KXA l»l Cbpwl Ko«W»i
                              PreiKlre-trcjtod Wood
                                Production (1696)
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    Remediation of Wood Treating Sites:
          Solidification/Stabilization
                 Edward R. Bates
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Edward R. Bates
                                                                            Physical Scientist
                                                             Site Management Support Branch
                                                   Land Remediation & Pollution Control Division
                                                National Risk Management Research Laboratory
                                                          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                        Cincinnati, OH 45268
                                                                               513-569-7774
                                                                           Fax:513-569-7676


Edward Bates holds a B.S. and an M.S. in geology from Michigan State University.  He has 25 years of
experience in environmental investigation and reclamation.  For the past 20 years, Mr. Bates has been
working at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where he is a specialist in remedial design/remedial
action, solidification/stabilization, and the remediation of battery recycling and wood preserving sites. He
has also worked on the characterization and remediation of 12 wood treating sites and over 40 Superfund
sites.
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    REMEDIATION OF WOOD TREATING SITES
        SOLIDIFICATION/STABILIZATION

                      By

                 Edward R. Bates
                 NRMRL/USEPA
        Solidification/Stabilization
      Purpose:   To reduce the mobility of
                 contaminants
        Treated Product Properties

          Chemical - SPLP Leachate
            PAH's - BaP Potency Equivalents
            PCP
            Dioxins -TCDDTEQ
          Physical
            DCS - Unconfined Compressive Strength
            Permeability
            Volume Expansion
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Dioxin
Untreated
Sils
American Crecsoto (TN)
TcxarkanaWood (TX)
MeCormtek Baxter (CA)
S«tm«(AreaC)(CA)
Leach Tests
Soil (ppq-TEQ)
Totals (1)
50,000,000
8,750,000
14,000,000
12,000,000
TCtP (2)
9.8
14
110
27.9
SPLP (2)
320
6,200
9,800
144
(t)MTO 8,280
(2)MTO8,2SO
                 PCP Leach Tests
             Untreated Soil (ppm) (1)
      Site
                         Totals
                                  TCLP
                                          SPLP
      AmcrlcinCreoioto(TN)    200      1.0      8.2
      T«xarkantWood(TX)       305      0.7      73.
      UcCormlck Baxter (CA)     347      0.36    13
      Selma(AreaCXCA)       1,100      3.13     8.5

      (1)MTD8270
                 PAH Leach Tests
         Untreated Soil (BaPTEQ - ppb) (1)

      Site                 Totals    TCLP  SPLP

      American Creosote (TN)  29,000   ND(2.8)   2.8
      ToxarkanaWood (TX)    43,500   ND(0.9)   11
      McCormlck Baxter (CA)   54,000   ND(2.8)   14

      (1) MTD 8^70
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     Relative Potency Factors for Benzo (a) pyrene (BaP)
                   Potency Estimates [1 ]
       PAH Name	-	BaP Potency Factor [1]
       Benz (a) anthracene                     0.1
       Benzo (a) pyrene                       1.0
       Benzo (b) fluoranthene                   0.1
       Benzo (k) fluoranthene                   o.01
       Chrysene                            0.001
       Dibenz (a,h) anthracene                  1.0
       Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene .                 0.1
       1.  Provisional Guidance for Quantitative Risk Assessment of
         Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. EPA/600/R-93. July 1993.
            Solidification/Stabilization
           Treatability Test Results for 3 sites
              Selma Pressure Treating
                  Selma, California

               Contaminants: POP, CCA
                    Remediated 1993
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         Selma Performance Samples
                 PCP (ppm)
Untreated
Total
TCLP
SPLP
Treated
1,100 —
3.1 <0.1
39 <0.1
         Selma Performance Samples
             Dioxins (TEQ - ppq)
                    Untreated
                                 Treated
      Total
      TCLP
      SPLP
12,000,000
      28
     144
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         Selma Performance Samples
               Chromium (ppm)
                     Untreated
                                 Treated
      Total
      TCLP
      SPLP
223
  0.04
  0.01
0.20
0.10
          Selma Performance Samples
              Physical Properties
       ucs
       Permeability
       Volume Increase
     >100psi
     <1X10-7 cm/sec
     = 35%
           McCormick/Baxter Site
             Stockton, California
              Treatability Study

        Contaminants:  PCP, PAHs, Dioxins
        Reagent Cost « $50/Ton Raw Soil
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              McCormick/Baxter
                 POP (ppm)
                      Untreated
               Treated
     Total
     TCLP
     SPLP
   347
     0.36
    13.0
NO (0.001)
ND (0.001)
              McCormick/Baxter
             DIoxins (TEQ - ppq)
                      Untreated    Treated
       Total
       TCLP
       SPLP
  14,000,000
       110
      9,800
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   11
              McCormick/Baxter
            PAHs (BaPTEQ - ppb)
                    Untreated    Treated
      Total
      TCLP
      SPLP
54,000        —
ND (2.8)     ND (2.8)
   14       ND (2.8)
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              McCormick/Baxter
                Arsenic (ppb)

                    Untreated
       Treated
Total
TCLP
SPLP
80,000
191
189
—
64.4
ND(20.0)
            American Creosote Site
             Jackson, Tennessee
               Treatability Study

         Contaminants: PCP,Dioxins, PAHs
             American Creosote
                 PCP (ppm)

          Target  Untreated  Treated $20* Treated $62*
    Total    —   200        —        —
    TCLP   —     1.000
    SPLP  0.200     8.200
2.500
1.900
                                   0.012
    'Formula Cost Only
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              American Creosote
              Dioxins (TEQ - ppq)

          Target   Untreated  Treated $20  Treated $62
     Tola)    —
     TCLP    —
     SPtP    30
50,000,000
      9.8
     320
14
 9.6
                                        14
              American Creosote
             PAHs (BaPTEQ - ppb)

          Target  Untreated Treated $20  Treated $62
    Total   —    29,000       —        —
    TCLP   —    ND(2.8)     ND(2.8)      —
    SPLP   10        2.8    ND(2.8)    ND (2.8)
              American Creosote
              Physical Properties
                Target
        Treated $20   Treated $62
     DCS         100        1,071        1,240
     (P«0
     Permeability   1X10*     1.1X10*      4.1X10'7
     (Cm/sec)
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              Texarkana Wood Site
                Texarkana, Texas
                Treatability Study
         Contaminants: POP, Dioxins, PAHs
               Texarkana Wood Site
                   PCP(ppm)
           Target  Untreated   Treated $54*  Treated $66*
    Total     —
    TCLP     —
    SPLP    0.20
305
  0.69
  7.2
0.077
0.15
0.005
0.07
    •Formula Reagent Cost Only
             Texarkana Wood Site
              Dioxins (TEQ - ppq)
           Target   Untreated  Treated $54*  Treated $66*
    Total     —    8,750,000      —
    TCLP     —        14      17
    SPLP     30      6,200      12
                    17
                    29
    'Cost of Reagents Only
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                  Texarkana
             PAHs (BaPTEQ-ppb)

           Target  Untreated  Treated $54' Treated $66*
    ToUJ     —    43,500      —        —
    TCLP     —   NO (0.9)      4.1      NO (3.6)
    SPLP     10       11    NO (0.8)    <0.98
    •Reagent Cott Only
             Texarkana Wood Site
              Physical Properties
Target
UCS 100
(pll)
Permeability 1X10*
(cm/Mtc)
Treated $54* Treated $66*
620 340
5.6X10-7 1.4X10-7
•Reagent Cost Only
          Typical Achievable Results
         SPLP PCP
         SPLP DIoxIns
         SPLP PAHs
         UCS
         Pomwablllty
<0.2 ppm
<30 ppqTEQ
<10ppbasBaPTEQ
>100ps!
<1X10-6 cm/sec
         Reagent Formula Cost  $40-70/Ton Soil
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     Wood Preserving Site Remediation
           Using Solvent Extraction
                 John Markiewicz
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John Markiewicz
                                                                           Chemical Engineer
                                                                              C3 Engineering
                                                                                P.O. Box726
                                                                         Andover, MA 01810
                                                                               508-475-5540
                                                                           Fax: 508-475-5540
                                                                      E-mail: johnpm@tiac.net


John Markiewicz earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.  He has 17
years  of  technical experience developing  chemical processes  and  process  improvements  for
commercialization. During the course of his association with CF Systems Corporation, Mr. Markiewicz
accumulated over 9 years' experience working with an innovative solvent extraction technology using
liquefied gases and supercritical fluids.  In his role as Development Manager, he designed, conducted, and
managed  laboratory and pilot-scale studies used to develop and optimize the technology for specific
chemical and  environmental applications in industry and government.  He then  assumed technical
responsibility for the start-up and safe operation of CF Systems' first commercial  unit—an extraction
process using liquefied propane  in a resource recovery/waste minimization application for a major U.S.
Gulf coast refinery.

Mr. Markiewicz is the founder of C3 Engineering, which provides high quality process engineering services
to industry and government.  He recently contracted  with CF Environmental Corporation  to provide
engineering services in support of a commercial extraction and remediation process at a former wood
treating site contaminated with polyaromatic hydrocarbons, pentachlorophenol, furans, and dioxin.  Mr.
Markiewicz has presented and published numerous papers and is a member of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers.
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             Wood Preserving Site
              Remediation using
              Solvent Extraction
                  John Markiewicz
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        Introduction

        • More Than 50 Wood Treating Sites In U.S.
          Requiring Remedial Action
        • Contaminamts of Concern Include:
          -  Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
          -  Pentachlorophenol
          -  Furans
          -  Dioxin
        Introduction (continued)

        • Bench and Pilot Scale Treatability Studies
         Demonstrated Solvent Extraction as a
         Viable Technology
        • CF Environmental Corporation Currently in
         Commercial Start-Up of a Solvent
         Extraction Facility in Conroe, TX
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        Advantages of Solvent Extraction

        • Accept Variety/Levels of Organic
         Contaminants in Soils, Sludges, Sediments
        • Removes Organic Contaminants One to
         Several Orders of Magnitude
        • Environmentally Friendly - no combustion,
         pyrolysis, etc.
        • Commercially Proven and Available
        Limitations of Solvent Extraction

        • Solvents Are Flammable, Toxic or Both
        • May Not Be Cost Effective for Small
         Quantities
        • Potential for Emulsion Formation
        • Technology Does Not Destroy Organic
         Contaminants
        • Technology Typically Is Limited to 99.5%
         or Less Reduction of Organics
        Solvent Extraction Variables

        • Contactor Type (Mixer, Packed Bed, Etc.)
        • Solvent Type
        • Solvent to Feed Ratio
        • Extraction Stages
        • Contact Time
        • Extraction Temperature
        • Feed Pretreatment Requirements
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         Criteria for Solvent Selection

         • Effectiveness in Extracting the
           Contaminants from the Waste Matrix
         • Economical Separation of Solvent from the
           Contaminants for Recovery and Reuse
         • Low Solvent Cost and Toxicity
         Solvent Types

         • Liquefied Gases
          - propane, butane, dimethyl ether
         • Supercritical Fluids
          - carbon dioxide
         • Critical Solution Temperature Solvents
          - triethylamine, diethylamine
         • Conventional Hydrocarbon Solvents
          - alkanes, alcohols, ketones
           Solvent Extraction Process Schematic
          Contaminated
            Matrix
                               Concentrated
                                Organic
                        Mate-up     Product
                        Solvent
                              Treated Solids
                                Product
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         Solvent Extraction Vendors

         • CF Environmental Corporation
           -  liquefied gas solvents, supercritical fluids
         • Terra-Kleen Corporation
           -  conventional hydrocarbon solvents
         • Biotherm, LLC
           -  conventional hydrocarbon solvents
         • Resources  Conservation Company
           -  critical solution temperature solvents
       CF Systems' Performance Data (Pilot Scale)
            United Creosoting Superfund Site
                Non-Carcinogenic PAHs
      Compound        (mg/kg;
      Naptatene         590
      AcorapMiyfene     15
      Accraphthcnc       360
      Ffuoime          380
      Phonanthrene       590
      Anttaccnc         330
      Roaranthene        360
      Pywne            360
         Total nc-PAHs  2965
Treated
(mg/kg)
  1,5
  3.0
  3,4
  3,8
          CF Systems' Performance Data (Pilot Scale)
              United Creosoting Superfund Site
                     Carcinogenic PAHs
      Compound
      Oiyuno
      BoraxXataflhiacene
      Berao8>)luomnitene
      Borao(a)pymne
      Dbonzo(aJi)anttvacene    NO
      BoreofgJiiJperylene
             Total c-PAHs   :
         &PAHs(BAPequiv.)   54,3
  Treated    Reduction
  (tng/kg)      (%)
    " 1        91.7
     T        92.1
    u        66,0
    9.7        81.0
    12        75.0
    11        42.1
    4.3        NA
             40.0
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         CF Systems' Performance Data (Pilot Scale)
              United Creosoting Superfund Site
                    Pentachlorophenol
     Compound
     Pentachlorophenol
Treated    Reduction
(mg/kg)     - (%)  ,
        Factors Impacting Cost

        • Quantity of Material Requiring Treatment
        • Project Duration
        • Required Treatment Levels
        Reference

        • EPA's Engineering Bulletin on Solvent
          Extraction
          - Document # EPA/540/S-94/503
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     Chemical Dechlorination of Wood
       Preserving Waste Components
         Using the Base-Catalyzed
       Dechlorination (BCD) Process
              Thomas O. Tlernan
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Thomas O. Tiernan
                                                          Toxic Contaminant Research Program
                                                                        Wright State University
                                                                        175 Brehm Laboratory
                                                                  3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
                                                                           Dayton, OH 45435
                                                                                937-775-2202
                                                                            Fax: 937-775-3807
Thomas Tiernan holds a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Windsor and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University.  For the past 22 years, he has  directed  an extensive
environmental research  program at Wright State University, developing  and implementing complex
analytical methods to characterize toxic organic chemicals in numerous media.  This has helped develop
several analytical protocols that have been applied in the conduct of numerous environmental assessments
and remedial action programs. Dr. Tiernan's labpratory has also conducted studies in connection with the
assessment and cleanup of hazardous products resulting from fires involving polychlorinated biphenyl
(PCB) dielectric fluid- transformers; related studies have been aimed at evaluating the risks posed by toxic
organics generated by municipal and hazardous waste incinerators. Prior to joining the faculty of Wright
State University, Dr. Tiernan was a U.S. Air Force civilian research scientist and laboratory director for 15
years at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where he was the scientific and administrative director of a large
research group that encompassed both  in-house and external contract research programs in physical,
analytical, and environmental chemistry.  These programs involved studies of radiation chemistry of
fundamental electron, ion and free radical  processes, as well as development of specialized mass
spectrornetric and related instrumentation.  The latter phases of this work involved studies to assess the
environmental impact and to achieve ultimate disposal of the inventory of Agent Orange.

Dr. Tiernan is currently a professor of chemistry and the director of the Brehm Laboratory at Wright State
University. Recent research and development work by Dr. Tiernan's laboratory is concerned with
alternative chemical treatment technologies for remediation of hazardous waste sites, particularly for
dehalogenation of PCBs, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, various
chlorinated pesticides and solvents, and contaminated soils. These studies  are currently focused on the
Base-Catalyzed Decomposition Process.  Dr. Tiernan has authored more than 200 publications; presented
invited lectures through  the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan;  and organized and chaired
symposia at both national and international scientific conferences.  Dr. Tiernan has served as a critical
reviewer of EPA reports and documents, including several recent Health Assessment, Chemical Criteria,
and Remedial Technology documents, as well as reports relating to specific  environmental assessments
conducted by EPA and its contractors. Dr. Tiernan has also served on many peer review panels to review
and evaluate  EPA, U.S. Department Of Energy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Army research programs. Dr.
Tiernan is a member of the National Academy of Sciences - National  Research Council Committee on
Alternative Chemical Demilitarization Technologies.
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            CHEMICAL DECHLORINATION
           OF WOOD PRESERVING WASTE
             COMPONENTS USING THE
                 BASE-CATALYZED
         DECHLORINATION (BCD) PROCESS


            THOMAS O. TIERNAN, PH.D.
              WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
                BREHM LABORATORY
                 DAYTON, OH 45435
          MAJOR TOXIC CONTAMINANTS

            IN PENTACHLOROPHENOL

         WOOD PRESERVING MATERIALS


            CHLOROPHENOLS
             (PENTA-, TETRA-, TRICHLORINATED)

            POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-p- DIOXINS
             AND POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS
             (PRINCIPALLY HEXA-, HEPTA- AND
             OCTACHLORINATED)

            POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
             (ACENAPHTHENE, ANTHRACENE,
             BENZ(a)ANTHRACENE, CHRYSENE,
            FLUORANTHENE, PHENANTHHENE, PYRENE)
       POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-p-DIOXINS
          (PCDDs) AND POLYCHLORINATED
             DIBENZOFURANS (PCDFs)
        75 PCDD ISOMERS AND 135 PCDFISOMERS
          RANGING FROM MONO- THROUGH
          OCTACHLORINATED

        2,3,7,8-SUBSTITUTED ISOMERS ARE
          CONSIDERED TO BE MORE TOXIC

        2,3,7,8-TETRACHOLORDIBENZO-p-DIOXIN
          (TCDD) MOST TOXIC SINGLE ISOMER
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        BASE-CATALYZED DECHLORINATION
                 (BCD) PROCESS

     A CATALYTIC HYDROGENAT1ON PROCESS IN WHICH
     CHLORINE ATOMS ARE REMOVED FROM CHLORINATED
     MOLECULES AND REPLACED BY HYDROGEN ATOMS
          )  f-ss.)  [tar]

     IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT BCD OF POLYCHLORINATED
     MOLECULES SUCH AS PCDOs. PCOFs, PCBs OCCURS BY
     STEPWISe REMOVAL OF CHLORINE ATOMS BEGINNING WITH
     THE HIGHER CHLORINATED ISOMERS AND CONTINUING TO
     THE LOWER CHLORINATED ISOMERS UNTIL
     DECHLORINATK5N IS COMPLETE
          MATERIALS SUBJECTED TO BCD
       IN THE PRESENT BENCH-SCALE STUDY
       WASTE CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS CONTAINING
         CHOLOROPHENOLS, PCDDs, PCDFs AND
         PAHs WERE EXTRACTED FROM
         CONTAMINATED WOOD PRESERVING SITE
         SOILS BY:
            1) THERMAL DESORPTION
            2) SOLVENT EXTRACTION

       THE ORGANIC PHASE OF THESE EXTRACTS
         WAS SUBJECTED TO BCD TREATMENT
       |  lABCnATORY SCALE REACTOR FOB BCD TREATMENT STUDIES  |
           Carbon Trip
      TC •Thtrmocoupto
                                    SyringcPump <

                               Upper Healing Mantle

                               Lower Heating Mantle
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                Experimental Parameters for BCD Treatabiltty Tests

      Tact Parameter   Preliminary Te«t 
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              Analytical ResUts from Final BCD Treatabiltty Test

                              Ccnctrtudailn     Cencentaticmln
         SB»TCOF

         tSMW
         tgcwNOO
         12JC»IUCCP
         taetuoF
         tODUUXO
                                 an
                                 S.47
  2M
  m
  a«
                                 315
                                 SO
MJ(M03i)
to peon)
                                               tOfUOOl
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                                               SDP.OOO)
                                               HXMosi)
                                               HJtlOOT!?
                   ftocdtaol Rral BCD Treetability Tost -
        DtcaltVFuran Concentrations Expressed as Toxic EqUvalcnls (TEQ)
                    SC    rotalroM
                                    >«
                                    «o
                                    44.1
        TOT.1W

        tO.


         tMtfVKUMfarcylnmrtft'T&'MKtwnh
                                             BwetfooProdurt
                                                 TCOD-TCg-
           wiaoxa
           ICIOCtKl
           KHUXOOI
                                                   QCOC«)
                                                   QOCOH
                                                   amxo
                 Analytical FtesUtsfromRnal BCD
                    Trcotability Test (confinued)
                            Coroortntfonln     Cuuiiitficnin
           •RUHCCO
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                                             ropcmfl

                                             N3(XOOSI)
           •EatFtOF

           •KMHCCF
                                             N3(10QZI)
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                 Analytical Resiits from final BCD
                     TreatabilityTest (continued)
Concentration in
Orqaric Extract
    12£00

      197
                                                   Concentration in
                                                   Reaction Ptaduct
 R^tedTlcrcphsncI

 £3^4,6 - TetracHcrcphend

 a4,5-TricttopFtencl

 a4,6-TrichfcroFher.d


M5- Net detected st the nqxcting ImL Rgxrting lirritS£ted«npara*ieses,
                                                      ND(Q00D)

                                                      ND(<1010)

                                                      N3(0.010)
                      AnelylicalHesultsframFirelBCD
                         TneatebiIiyTest(conHrijsd)


              Percent Reductions in Contaminant Concentrations in
                 Organic Extract Achieved by BCD Treatment
          1237W6CDF
          1237frP«COD
          234784'eCDF
                      Inorganic
NO(0.0031)
NO (0.0034)
NO (0.0024)

ND (0.0030)
NO (0.0053)
ND(aooeo)
ND (0.0056)
ND (0.0049)
NO (0.0034)
ND (0.0040)
                                                  Pvrcent RoducUon In
                                                Contaminant ConcantnHon
                                                  Betwoon Extract and
                                NO (0.16)
                                N0(ai7)
                                NO (0.12)

                                ND(0.1S)
                                ND(0.27)
                                ND(0.30)
                                ND(OiB)
                                                  »99.9      >99.9
                                                  >99.9      >99.9
                Dd d Bw repoclfng In*. Reporting ITT* slat od h parentnose^
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                    Percent Reductions In Contaminant
                     Concentrations In Organic Extract
                   Achieved by BCD Treatment (continued)
              Ompud
               Hm
             MrfTCCO       3T4     H3{a03n| 10(017}   >«S

             TtiufhGCO      H7     rO(caaw) fOfatT)   >«a9

             T*rfHCCO      W»     W(C3»I) H3tQ27)   X09

                         acaa    wtax&q to (027)   »eaa

                         4t4     tojcxis) fOfajq   >«j

                         9M     M3(t302J) rO(&«)   >COA

                         IMP     WfUom tOplW)   >*09

                         tt«D    K}(C064 fO(U7)   s«09

              S s tU *MMl M M*pi*«tTtlHti*<: Ml MMdln
                                              Rtadfcio Product

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                Percent Reductions in Contaminant
                 Concentrations in Organic Extract
             Achieved by BCD Treatment (continued)
ConamtraUon     Concentration
     In              In
Oracle extract    Brocilon Product
                                                    Percent Reduction in
                                                       Contaminant
                                                      Concentration
                                                    Between Extract and
                                                     ftMcllon Product
                                   NO (100)   NO (5,000)   .97.0      NC

                                  NOtttCOO)   NO (1.0)    >09.9     >99.9

                                  NO (1010)  WO (005)    >99.9     >89.7
            CUX Analyses-Duplicate Results for Organic Extract

           CcrnpouidNvn
          UJCStkXf
          tactiwxF
          ewxuxo
          ZWCTIWIf
     reygfrdB

       an
       SL47

       s«
       HI
       m
       K4
       4SS
       4M1
       104
                            ZSED
                            12^00
                                      rgfafppbl     no/qfppb>   RPD
                                        <£8
                                        S3*
 178
 039
 463
 44S
 102
 see
          OOQD
          OOP
      mooo
      «,tco
                   zso
                   12A»
                  NO (305)
I36.OO
16.000
 177
 812
 46.4
 445
 103
 311
 NC

 Z270
 12500
 NC

190,000
 16^00
10B
241

093
280
 0

1.13
as?
1.94

1.94
272
NO
                                                            1.€0
                                                            NC
7.87
0.59
                    M tf» npa&g In*, ftpcrtng Srr* «Jtod h pawthewa.
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QA Analyses -Duplicate Results
for Organic Extract (continued)
Compound Name
DioxJnsandFm-ans
ToMTCOD
Total PeCOD
Total HxCDD
Total 1-fcCOD
TotalTCDF
TotalPeCOF
Total HxCOF
Total HJCDF
Total CDft
Total CDDs
Total CDWCDDs
Sample Ftesult
nqfq(ppb)
27.4
117
1,750
24,700
41.4
526
2920
12400
32,900
209,000
242,000
Duplicate Rest*
nqfqfppbl
33.7
122
1,790 .
23.500
42,0
S35
3,110
12500
33,100
223,000
256,000
Average
m/adxtii
30.6
120
1,770
24,100
41.7
531
3,020
12500
33,000
216,000
249,000
RPO
20.6
4.18
226
4.98
1.44
1.70
6.30
0.803
0.606
6.43
5.62
                     QAAiaiyses
          Otficste Ftesilts for Organc Extract
                      (corflinued)
                      Sanpte  Duplicate
                      Ftesdt  Rsaft   Aaage   TO
                       1^900   1Q7CO    11,800    186

      2i54,6-TdraHaqteid    197    234     216    172
                QA Analyses - Duplicate Results
                for Organic Extract (continued)

                     Sanpte   Duplicate
torepWhcno
MSwacax,
Benzfajarfriracena
Ber^jnucrarthene
BercoOOflucraUriena
BereotaJnraw
Chrysow
Ruorcrthena
RuDrene
Fhcnartfirem

2^30
1,920
aooo
1.780
1.350
847
aaio
6,910
580
2,870
9,300
2260
2070
2100
1,520
1,150
813
23SO
7.C90
580
2730
9,230
2,300
1,990
2050
1.660
1^50
830
2280
7,000
580
2800
9,270
aos
7.52
4.88
1S8 . . _
16JD -
4.10
6,14
257
0
£03
. 0.76 -
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      fagjg*
             QA Analyses - MS/MSD Results for Treated Soils

                                      Duplicate  Duplicate
                                       Split*    Splk*
                                       Adcfcd   RMtitl    %
                                       ngfg    pgfg   Racovafy  RPD
                          IJS

                          ZU
               NO
M3    ZM
NO    ZSO
NO    ZM   2*S
NO    2»   «
NO    ZM   IW
HO    ZU   ZIO
NO    awo   za
               NO
      ZW   2S
      Z»   244
      ISO   ZM
t.eo
103
i.eo

250
ZSO
250
250
250
ZGO
250

250
250
2£0
                                               osn
                                               250
                                               2C8
                                               2M
                                               248
                                               230
                                               287
                                                      121
                                                      07.6
                                                      115
                                                            213
                                                            15.1
100    237
832    1£4
8Z4    17J
»2   . 0.81
112    aw
lOfl    22S
100    4.41

992    ass
OZfl    5^1
115    aas
               QA Annlyscs - MS/MSO Results for Treated Soil





   *PSU
                                           SJOO

                                           Uttl
          Surrogate Recoveries Achieved In Method 8270 Analyses

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                  Conclusions

         The BCD process effectively and rapidly
         dechlorinates all chlorophenols, PCDD's
         and PCDF's present in wood preserving
         waste solutions extracted from
         contaminated soil.

         BCD treatment has no significant effect on
         most of the PAHs found in wood
         preserving waste solutions extracted from
         contaminated soil.
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     Application of Thermal Desorption
          to Wood Preserving Sites
                Paul R De Percin
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Paul R. De Percin
                                                                       Demonstration Section
                                                     Site Demonstration and Evaluation Branch
                                                  Superfund Technology Demonstration Division
                                                National Risk Management Research Laboratory
                                                         U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                             26 West Martin Luther King Drive
                                                                       Cincinnati, OH  45268
                                                                              513-569-7797
                                                                          Fax:513-569-7105
                                                        E-mail: depercin.paul@epamail.epa.gov
Paul R. De Percin earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland. He has been
employed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the past 25 years.  Mr. De Percin
worked for 8 years in Air and Water Enforcement at three offices (Baton Rouge, Chicago, and Denver)
before joining the Office of Research and Development in Cincinnati, where he performed air emission
research from industrial facilities.

Mr. De Percin is currently employed by EPA as a project engineer in the Superfund Innovative Technology
Evaluation program. He researches air emissions from Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and
Superfund sites as well as hazardous waste treatment processes, and performs field demonstrations of
new and innovative hazardous waste treatment technologies at  Superfund sites.  Mr. De  Percin also
provides technical assistance to the regional and state regulatory agencies.
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       APPLICATION OF THERMAL

         DESORPTION TO WOOD
           PRESERVING SITES
                Presentation
       Thermal Desorption Types

       Wood Preserving Site
       Characteristics And Issues

       Case Studies
       Thermal Desorption Definition
     An ex-situ process for physically
     separating organic contaminants from
     solids by heating to temperatures high
     enough to volatilize the contaminants.
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           Thermal Desorption
                 TD Types
      Type 1 - True" Thermal Desorber
      Separation Process

      Type 2 - Incinerator
      Destruction Process
           Thermal Desorption
            Laws / Regulations


      Type 1 for Hazardous Waste Federal -
      CERCLA Subpart X ; Miscellaneous

      Type 2 for Non-Hazardous Waste; LIST
      State Regulations Primarily Air Pollution
      Limitations; No Federal Regulations
            Thermal Desorption
            Type 1 - "True" TD

       Recovery or Non-Destructive Air
       Pollution Control System

       No Flame in the Primary Heating Unit

       Residuals Disposal Required
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             Thermal Desorption
                 Type 2 TD
      • An Incinerator

      • Afterburner Part of Air Pollution
       Control System

      • Flame Destruction in Primary Unit

      • Few Residuals Requiring Disposal
            Thermal Desorption
             Guidance / Policies
       USEPA Presumptive Remedy
       EPA/540/R-95/128   12/1995

       Engineering Forum Issue Paper
       EPA/540/F-95/031    It/1996.

       ITRC Technical Requirements
             Wood Preserving
           Chemical Components


       PAHs, Creosote, BNAs, Diesel
       Fuel.Semivolatile Organics

       PCP - Pentachlorophenol

       CAC - Chromium, Arsenic and Copper
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          Wood Preserving Sites
             PAHs Treatment
     • Type 1 TD - Proven Effective up To
      50,000 ppm Residual Contamination
      in Soils

     • Type 2 TD - Proven Effective
      Little Contamination in Soil
          Wood Preserving Sites
      Type 1  PAHs Treatment Issues

     • PAHs not highly toxic PPM
      Residuals Okay

     • Air Emissions of Non-Condensable
      Organics
          Wood Preserving Sites
      Type 2 PAHs Treatment Issues

     • Incineration of PAHs is Effective, Safe
      and Less Expensive than Type 1 TD

     • Formation of Dioxins/Furans Cannot
      Occur (no chlorine)
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          Wood Preserving Sites
              PCP Treatment
       Type 1 TD - Proven by Treatability
       Studies

       Type 2 TD - Proven by Hazardous
       Waste Incineration Studies
          Wood Preserving Sites
       Type 1 PCP Treatment Issues

       PCP Air Emissions Will Occur,
       But Very Limited

       Dioxins / Furans in Soil will be
       Removed and Concentrated in Air
       Pollution Control Residuals
          Wood Preserving Sites
       Type 2 PCP Treatment Issues


       Dioxin / Furan and PIC Formation
       And Emissions

       Hazardous Waste Incinerator
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         Wood Preserving Sites
             CAC Treatment
      Type 1 Ineffective
      No Air Emission Problems

      Type 2 Ineffective
      Air Emission Problems
         Wood Preserving Sites
         Case Study #1 - SMWT
Soil Concentration (ppb)

PCP
TCDDTEQ
Phonanthrene
Naphthalene
Initial
18,000
74.7
39,000
27,000
Rnal
<1700
1.6
18
ND (40)
Typ>tTO«800cFM10n*iu!ojroildoncollmo
         Wood Preserving Sites
         Case Study #1 - SMWT


         Air Emission Concentrations

              CO - 928.7 ppmv

             THC-251.1 ppmv
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            Wood Preserving Sites
             Case Study #2 - PP
                   Soil Concentration (ppb)

                   Initial         Final

          PGP      9,000         <300

          PAHs     3,428,000      2,250



              Type 1 TD at 900oF at 85 minutes residence time
           Wood Preserving Sites
            Case Study #3  - PP


Oil & Grease
TCDDTEQ
^
Soil Concentration (ppb)
Initial ' Final
1,180,000 21
566 5
Type 1 TD at 980oF

           Wood Preserving Sites
           Case Study #4 - NMPC

       Type 2 TD - Incinerator Afterburner
       Included in APC

       MPG - Manufactured Gas Plant

       Four Heavy Organic Wastes
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          Wood Preserving Sites
          Case Study #4 - NMPC
                  PAH Waste Concentrations (ppm)
                      Initial         Final
         Coke Plant      320           13
         Purifier Bed      1040          5.1
         Harbor Sediments 1624          5.5
         Water Gas Plant  4420          26
                      600-800oFTypa2TD
            Wood Treating Sites
          Case Study #4 - NMPC
Arsenic Concentrations


Coko Plant
Purifier Bod
Harbor Sediments
Water Gas Plant
Feed Soil
ppm
35
59
27
61
Treated Soil
ppm
35
59
35
140
Air Emissions
ib/hr
0.0007
0.0024
0.0004
0.0004
            Wood Treating Sites
          Case Study #4 - NMPC
                  Cyanide Concentrations (ppm)
                   Feed Soil      Treated Soil
     Coko Plant         730            21
     Purifier Bed       1120           0.24
     Harbor Sediments    9.3           0.23
     Wator Gas Plant     4.3           0.2
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              Wood Treating Sites
            Case Study #4  - NMPC

           Destruction and Removal Efficiency (ORE)
           Naphthalene

           Total Xylenes
99.97  - 99.9998 %

'99.990 - 99.9992 %
            Wood Preserving Sites
        TD Summary and Conclusions
        Thermal Desorption is Proven Effective and a
        Presumptive Remedy

        Air Emissions and Control are Major Concerns and
        Focus of Regulatory Agencies

        Site Contaminants Control Type of Thermal Desorber
        and Process Conditions that can be Used
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      Treatment of Wood Preservative
        Contaminated Ground Water
                Paul C. Kefauver
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Paul C. Kefauver
                                                                         Operations Manager
                                                                               IT Corporation
                                                          U.S. EPA Test and Evaluation Facility
                                                                             1600 Gest Street
                                                                        Cincinnati, OH 45204
                                                                               513-569-7061
                                                                           Fax: 513-569-7707
Paul C. Kefauver earned his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Kefauver is a certified
hazardous materials manager with 21 years of experience in environmental sciences, including 15 years
of experience in hazardous waste management and related  areas.  He is IT Corporation's Operations
Manager for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Test  and Evaluation Facility in Cincinnati, Ohio,
where he is responsible for all aspects of on-site operations at the 24,000 square foot treatability study
facility.  He has conducted or coordinated treatability studies  on  contaminated soils, surface water, and
ground water.

In addition, Mr. Kefauver has conducted numerous environmental compliance assessments for commercial
and  industrial waste transportation and disposal activities at numerous  Resource Conservation and
Recovery  Act  facilities;  Comprehensive  Environmental  Response,  Compensation,  and  Liability
Act/Superfund sites; and Department of Defense sites. He has  also prepared Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 Title III  Form Rs and Canadian National Pollutants Release Inventory reports,
and developed pollution prevention baseline inventories, pollution prevention program management plans,
and pollution prevention opportunity assessments.
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     'McCormick/BaxterSite


     • Historical Wood Preserving Operations (1942 to 1991)
      - Ammonlacal Copper Arsenals (ACA or Chemonite)
      - Ammonkwl Copper-Zint Arsenale (ACZA)
      - Creosote
      - PcRlathlorophenol (PCP) In Diesel
      - PCP In Uqueflcd Petroleum Cos (CEUON)
      - Chtomalcd Copper Arsenale (CCA)
     'McCormick/BaxterSite
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     • McCormick/Baxter Site
      Two Main Aquifers:
      - 20 feet below ground surface
      - 175 feet below ground surface
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       'McCormick/Baxter Site
        Groundwaler Treat ability Studies:
         — Granular Activated Carbon using an Accelerated Column Test
          (ACT)—conducted by Calgon Carbon, Inc.
         - UVOxWation/PftcoJddaHon conducted by Vulcan Peroxidation
          Systems, Inc. (now Calgon Carbon Oxidation Technologies)
      •Groundwater Treatment Target Levels
      for McCormick/Baxter Groundwater Contaminants
       Contaminant
MO.'(ppb)
       B
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        • McCormick/Baxter Carbon-Treated Water
        Measured Concentrations and Calculated Equivalency Factors


Simulated Day
Simulated amount treated (1 0* gal)
Simulated carbon use (lb/1000 gal)
Contaminant
. Benzo{a)pyrene *
BAP equivalence
KP
2,3,7,8-TCDD
TCDD-TEF
MCL
0.2
0.2
1.0
3x1 f
3xl3x]0-'
UM*
«a
Sample
Day 3
114.3
13.432
0.37
ND
0
tut
NA
HA
ACT
Sample
Day 6
235.8
27.704
0.18
ND
0
8000
Noaxio4
2.4xIO!
      •ND = Not Detected at detection limit
      'NA = Not analyzed
        •UV Oxidation/Peroxidation
       Groundwater Treatment Conditions
Test
No.
'






*
'
Treatment
Timo(mln)
• (MM) -
M
U
U
u
«

10**)
M
S-:-

Hydrogen Peroxide
Prefiher Concentration (mg/L}

mem nt
i~" IM
*™ 1>0

S-P> IM

™" "*

Initial
pH
"

u


7.5

U

UVLamp
Type

i
!
a
j
s
- s
t
F- -
Catalyst
Added (mg/L
""
•—
s
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm.
       • McCormkk/Baxter UV Oxidation/Peroxidation Treated Water
       Measured Concentrations and Calculated Equivalency Factors
       Test No.
                             _L
                                                          JL
       TreatmentTlme(mln)	2.0  10  2.0   1.0   2.0  10  2.0  1.0  1.0
       Contaminant   MCI  Inlluent
       Ben-o(q>yrene	0.2  ND-37  24  2i  3i   28   NOT  ND  ND  29   I
       BAP Equivalence  0.2   0-66 36.6-  38J- 52J- 42.1-  0
                             424  44.2 60.2 48.7
       PCP
                   1.0  7500-  120
                        8000
                 0  IAA-  1.9-
                     51.6  2.5
570  51   40   38   180  39   7
      •ND = Not Detected at detection limit
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     •Comparison of MtCormldc/Baxter
     Water Treatment System Designs and Costs
                                    Cost
    TrwtmeuJTtaB
                           Capital (S)
                                Operation/Maintenance
                                   (S/lOOOgoi)
Cattoa Treatment	
UVtoMalJon/fMwJiiaHon'
                            80,000
                                          1.19
                         312195-385,000    733-8.08
    • D«%«d fot KP dtthucflsH on!/
      >Oil/Water Separation


      ' Belt Skimmer
      •Airlift Pump
      1 Oil/Water Separator
      •Emulsified Oil Treatment

      • Addrfy Wafer
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     > Groundwater Treatment


     1 Oil/Water Separation
     1 Oil Treatment
       - Recycle/Reuse
       - Incineration
     1 Water Treatment
       - Emulsified Oil Removal
       - Prefiltralion
       - Final Treatment
      1 Final Water Treatment Alternatives
       Membrane Technology
       - Reverse Osmosis
       - Nanofiltration
       Advanced Oxidation
       Carbon Treatment
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                            June-July, 1997
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