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Table 2. Remediation Case Studies: Summary of Cost Data (continued)
Key Factors
Potentially Affecting Technology Costs
Calculated Unit
Cost for
Treatment 1,2
Quantity of
Contaminant
Removed
Quantity of
Media
Treated
Technology
Cost ($) 1,2
Site Name, State (Technology)
Other In Situ Soil/Sediment Treatment
Total volume of soil treated
Not Provided $5,176/yd 3
5 yd 3
Total - $26,000
P - $33,220
Crooksville/Roseville Pottery Area
of Concern (CRPAC)
(Solidification/stabilization)
Total - $4,000,000 6,480 ft 2 area Not Provided Not Provided Sampling showed system did not require O&M
planned for a third year
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
(PGDP) Superfund Site (Lasagna TM )
Operating time limited to two hours on either side
of low tide when excavator was best suited for use
Not Provided $229/yd 3
2,450 yd 3
Total - $561,154
(includes equipment and
chemical costs, and
mobilization/
demobilization)
Koppers Co. (Charleston Plant)
Ashley River Superfund Site
Ex Situ Soil Treatment
Thermal Desorption
26,000 tons Not Provided $125/ton Stack gas particulate emissions required
modifications to the system and performance of a
fourth test run
Total: $3,260,517
C - $429,561
AO - $2,830,956
Site B (actual site name confidential)
(Thermal Desorption)
P - Total -$1,500,000 3,050 lbs Not Provided P -$0.90/lb Increased moisture content of waste increased
processing time, electrical costs, and production of
wastewater
Brookhaven National Laboratory
(BNL) (Thermal Desorption)
Modification of HEPA filter housing to address
elevated levels of particulate emissions
Not Provided $292/yd 3
C and AO - $15,700,000 53,685 yd 3
Industrial Latex Superfund Site
(Thermal Desorption)
In Situ Groundwater Treatment
Bioremediation
Not Provided Not Provided Not Provided Cost for acquiring mulch
C - $165,000
AO - $51,000
Future AO estimated to
be $42,000
Altus Air Force Base, Landfill 3 (LF
3) (Bioremediation)
Not Provided Not Provided Not Provided Cost for acquiring mulch
$360/ linear ft to install
biowall
Offutt Air Force Base
(Bioremediation)
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