Ex situ bioremediation of mineral oil in soils: Aerated pile treatment. Final report
Creators
- 1. IT Corp., Knoxville, TN (United States). Biotechnology Applications Center
Description
Under a contract with Southern Company Services, a pilot-scale evaluation of mineral oil biodegradation was conducted at Plant Mitchell. The evaluation consisted of two demonstrations to examine land treatment and aerated pile treatment of soil contaminated with the mineral insulating oil used in electrical transformers. Treatment of mineral oil contaminated soil is problematic in the State of Georgia and throughout the US because current practice is to excavate and landfill the contaminated soil. In many cases, the cost associated with these activities far exceeds the environmental risk of mineral oil in soil. This project was designed to evaluate the performance of bioremediation for the treatment of mineral oil in soil. Testing was carried out in a demonstration facility prepared by Georgia Power Company. The facility consisted of 12 independent treatment cells constructed on a concrete pad and covered with a roof
Availability note (English)
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- [p. 100]
- Report number
- EPRI-TR--108562
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 30052212
- Subject category
- S24: POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- BIODEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INSULATING OILS; LUBRICANTS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; REMEDIAL ACTION; SOILS; TRANSFORMERS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DATA; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; OILS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TESTING
Optional Information
- Funding organization
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)