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The phrase, —regulated RCRA metals“ is used throughout the report. New Jersey
Residential and Non-Residential Soil Standards exist for twelve out of the thirteen RCRA
metals. For simplicity these twelve metals are referred to as —regulated RCRA metals“.
The standards, along with the contaminant concentrations of the untreated and treated
sediment for each firm, are present in the Appendix for each contaminant. The
Decontamination Efficiency section states which standards, if any, the treated sediment
failed to meet.
It is important to note that not all of the beneficial-use materials produced by the firms
are soil-type products. As a result, the New York and New Jersey soil standards do not
directly apply to products that are not soil. The specific standards, which the end-use
product must meet, can be found through the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM), the EPA, and other sources.
Beneficial-Use Product
The nature of the end-use product is described in this section. The properties of the
material are also discussed and in some cases data on product quality testing are included.
For many of the firms, the conditioning processes can be modified to manufacture
different products. Variations in the processes as well as the different characteristics of
the beneficial-use products are discussed in this section. In many cases, which
beneficial-use product will be manufactured from the decontaminated sediment depends
on many factors including the chemical composition of the dredged sediment, product
marketability, production costs, and feasibility of manufacturing on a large-scale. For
instance, deviations in the chemical makeup of the sediment may make one product
manufacturing process extremely difficult, while it may be ideal for another process.
Likewise, one product may be more saleable, easier to produce, or cheaper to
manufacture than another product. The three firms chosen to construct full-scale
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