RECYCLING CONTAMINATED SPENT BLASTING ABRASIVES IN PORTLAND CEMENT MORTARS USING SOLIDIFICATION/STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGY. FINAL REPORT

The use of abrasive blasting to remove lead-based paint from steel bridges produces contaminated spent blasting abrasives that may be classified as hazardous by the Environmental Protection Agency. If the spent abrasives leach lead, chromium, and cadmium greater than the EPA limits, the spent abrasives are classified as hazardous and must be rendered nonhazardous prior to disposal. An alternative to disposing of the spent blasting abrasives is to recycle them in an environmentally sound application. This study investigates the feasibility of recycling spent blasting abrasives in portland cement mortars using solidification/stabilization technology to produce a usable construction material. Field application guidelines for recycling spent blasting abrasives in portland cement mortars are established based upon the results of this study.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Research study title: Solidification/Stabilization of Hazardous Blast Sand.
  • Corporate Authors:

    University of Texas, Austin

    Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
    Austin, TX  United States  78705

    Texas Department of Transportation

    Research and Technology Transfer Office, P.O. Box 5051
    Austin, TX  United States  78763-5051

    Federal Highway Administration

    1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Authors:
    • Salt, B K
    • Carrasquillo, R L
    • Loehr, R C
    • Fowler, D W
  • Publication Date: 1995-4

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 130 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00720274
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-95/1315-3F, Res Rept 1315-3F, CTR 0-1315-3F
  • Contract Numbers: Study 0-1315
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Apr 24 1996 12:00AM