Published 1996 | Version v1
Book

A brownfield to greenfield success story: Denver Radium Superfund Site

  • 1. Sverdrup Environmental, Inc., Golden, CO (United States)
  • 2. Colorado Dept. of Public Health and the Environment, Denver, CO (United States)

Description

The Denver Radium Site consists of forty-nine separate sites divided into 11 operable units throughout the city of Denver, Colorado. The sites contained radioactive soils and residues (310,000 tons) from processing of radium in the early 1900s. The majority of the radioactive material was removed, transported by rail, and disposed offsite in Utah. During radiologic cleanup at the former Robinson Brick Company Site (ROBCO), (OU No. 4/5), metal contaminated soils from previous smelting operations were encountered. The Denver Radium Site was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL), and through cooperation of private parties, the state and federal governments, the land was cleaned up and restored to productive use

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
E.J. Krause and Associates, Inc.
Imprint Place
Bethesda, MD (United States)
Imprint Title
Hazwaste world, Superfund XVII: Conference proceedings
Imprint Pagination
879 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 457-465.

Conference

Title
17. Superfund hazardous waste conference.
Dates
15-17 Oct 1996.
Place
Washington, DC (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28063716
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COLORADO; INTERAGENCY COOPERATION; LAND RECLAMATION; RADIUM; REMEDIAL ACTION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SOILS; US SUPERFUND
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METALS; COOPERATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; LAWS; METALS; NORTH AMERICA; POLLUTION LAWS; USA

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9610152--.