Treatment of PCB-contaminated soil in a pilot-scale continuous decomposition system.
The BCDP (Base Catalyzed Decomposition Process) is a process by which difficult-to-decompose organic chlorine compounds, such as PCBs, are chemically decomposed and dechlorinated. Pilot-plant tests for PCB contaminated soil were carried out. PCB contaminated soil (32 mg/kg-530 mg/kg) was decontaminated to a level (0.038 mg/kg-4.8 mg/kg) which satisfied the corresponding Japanese environmental standard which stipulates, "there must be no discharge of PCB containing leachate".
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Environmental Consulting Center, EBARA Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Miyamura
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Ebihara
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Hosomi
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Murakami
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D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D012989:Soil Pollutants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls