Report C

 

Performance Report C Leachability - U.S. EPA TCLP Extraction and analysis for soil

 

A soil contaminated with both toxic organic compounds and heavy metals was treated with a combination of Petroset II and Petroset, simultaneously mixed. The results:

 

 

 

 

  
 Ethyl Benzene
  
Naphthalene
  
Chromium
  

 
Raw Soil(untreated) 84

151

23

  mg/kg
 

Test Result

  

0.67

  

0.13

  

<0.5

  

mg/l

 

* A comparison test using Portland cement succeeded in capturing the chromium, but failed completely on the organics.

* The rise in temperature, using Petroset II and Petroset, was 2.3 Celsius degrees. The corresponding rise with Portland cement was 26.7 Celsius degrees.