Disposal Alternatives for Pcb-contaminated Sediments from Indiana Harbor, Indiana

Disposal Alternatives for Pcb-contaminated Sediments from Indiana Harbor, Indiana

Electroosmotic dewatering of dredged sediments: bench-scale investigation.

The Indiana Harbor (Indiana, USA) has not been dredged since 1972 due to lack of a suitable disposal site for dredged sediment. As a result of this, over a million cubic yards of highly contaminated sediment has accumulated in the harbor. Recently, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has selected a site for the confined disposal facility (CDF) and is in the process of designing it...

Technology Alternatives for the Remediation of PCB Contaminated Soils and Sediments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Engineering Issue papers are a series of documents that summarize the available information on specific contaminants, selected treatment and site remediation technologies, and related issues. This Engineering Issue paper is intended to provide remedial project managers (RPMs), on-scene coordinators (OSCs), contractors, and other state or private re...

Polychlorinated biphenyls in the surficial sediment of Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Lake Michigan.

We report the results of the first intensive survey of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the surficial sediment of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Indiana, a part of the Calumet River tributary of Lake Michigan that will be dredged to maintain depth for ship traffic. The tributary has previously been reported to be a large source of PCBs to Lake Michigan. PCB congene...

ERDC/EL TR-08-17, Investigations of Controlling Factors for Air Emissions Associated with the Dredging of Indiana Harbor and Canal (IHC) and CDF Operations

This report describes a series of investigations conducted examining a number of specific factors that control air emissions associated with the dredging of Indiana Harbor and Canal (IHC) and associated IHC Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) operations. Three primary objectives were addressed: (1) measurement of Henry’s Law constants and sediment-water desorption constants for various chemicals i...