DEMONSTRATIONS ADVANCE TREATMENT AND REUSE OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT
New treatment technologies being demonstrated in New York and New Jersey offer a promising sustainable alternative to the conventional cycle of dredging and disposing of contaminated sediments. These processes actually decontaminate sediment and generate reusable products with market value. The BioGenesis sediment washing process removes organic and inorganic contaminants, providing cleaned sediment for blending into manufactured topsoil, landfill cover, or nonstructural fill. Other processes being demonstrated produce blended cement, lightweight aggregate, and glass tile. While the demonstrations involve public funds, a key component is the private sector's willingness to share costs and develop sustainable enterprises for treating and reusing sediment. This public-private collaboration will have significance for dredging projects throughout the nation.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/08919526
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Supplemental Notes:
- Included in a special advertising section to this journal issue entitled, "Environmental Engineering Focus on Sediment Remediation."
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Corporate Authors:
McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
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Authors:
- Pauling, J D
- Wilde, C L
- Publication Date: 1999-3-22
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. E7
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Serial:
- ENR
- Volume: 242
- Issue Number: 12
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0891-9526
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Contaminants; Demonstration projects; Dredged materials; Environmental engineering; Financing; Harbors; Ports; Sediments; Soil remediation; Technological innovations; Washing
- Geographic Terms: New Jersey; New York (State)
- Subject Areas: Environment; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00762923
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 2 1999 12:00AM