![Nickel Treatment
Nickel Concentrations
Detected in 10 wells exceeding cleanup levels
off-Site up to 4,100 袖g/L
on-Site up to 50,000 袖g/L
State Industrial Cleanup level 2,000 袖g/L
State Residential Cleanup Level - 730 袖g/L
Goal for Nickel:
Fixate as: westerveldite ([FeNiCo]As) or
pentlandite (FeNiS)
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- 1. In-Situ Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium, Antimony and Nickel with Sub-Micron (Nano)-Scale Ferrous Sulfide Slurry Jim V. Rouse, Richard H. Christensen, PhD LPG, & Steven R. Irvin 袖g/L (AcuityES, Fishers, IN) 息 AcuityES 2013
- 2. Acuity Environmental Solutions Companys Primary Focus: Environmental Liability Consulting (how to manage liabilities) Site Investigation Soil, Groundwater, Air Remediation of contaminated Sites Expert Witness Testimony Companys Secondary Focus: Environmental Permitting Air, Water, Waste Environmental Compliance 息 AcuityES 2013
- 3. In-Situ Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium, Antimony and Nickel with Nano-Scale Ferrous Sulfide Slurry Presented At: International Seminar on Remediation and Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites, Sao Paulo, Brazil AEHS West Coast Conference, San Diego, CA USEPAs Sustainable Remediation International Conference, Amherst, MA AWPA National Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL & Nashville, TN Midwest States Environmental Consulting Assoc., Indianapolis, IN Battelle Conference, Monterey, California 息 AcuityES 2013
- 4. Case Study In In Situ Geochemical Reduction Stabilization (i.e., immobilizing) of metal constituents by chemically reducing the metals of concern to less soluble forms through the manipulation of geochemical factors such as: pH Oxidation potential (Eh or ORP) Complexation Sorption Ion exchange Resulting in the elimination of metallic contaminants by: Precipitation Dissolution Oxidation Complexation 息 AcuityES 2013
- 5. Key Project Considerations Competitors Proposals for Project included: Off-site disposal of hazardous soils 15 - 20 year pump and treat remedy for groundwater >$8 Million Note: original estimates based on >50% smaller source area Our Solution: In Situ remediation of impacted soils and groundwater Goal: 2 year total remedy - 1/8th the time - Cost: $4.5 Million - Nearly 50% below competitors bids - 息 AcuityES 2013
- 6. Chrome Plating Gone Wild! 息 AcuityES 2013
- 7. First things first Segregation of Waste for Disposal Interior Building Decontamination Building Demolition 息 AcuityES 2013
- 8. First things first Groundwater Sampling Soil Boring & Well Installation Soil Sampling 息 AcuityES 2013
- 9. Site Location -- Muncie, IN GW Impacts Source Areas 息 AcuityES 2013
- 10. Site Plan for X-Section Line Site Conditions A First investigation 2005 AcuityES - 2009 A 息 AcuityES 2013
- 11. Geologic X-Section FORMER BASEMENT SOURCE AREA 息 AcuityES 2013
- 12. Hydrogeology Unconfined Aquifer Clay to 15 feet (w/stringers) Sands & fine gravels Static Water at 15 bgl Saturated thickness 5 in SE to > 25 in NW 息 AcuityES 2013
- 13. Soil Impacts 7,900 mg/Kg maximum Cr+6 3,600 mg/Kg Cr+6 at 12 bgl State Cleanup Goal - 38 mg/Kg Two Adjacent Source Areas 5,400 cubic yards of impact Perched water sand stringers 息 AcuityES 2013
- 14. Groundwater Impacts On-Site Cr+6 800,000 袖g/L 9,700,000 袖g/L Groundwater COCs 66,000 sq ft (320 ft long) Plume Cr+6, Sb, As, and Ni Offsite Cr+6 at 58,800 袖g/L State Cleanup Goal- 100 袖g/L Cr+6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 15. In Situ Chemical Reduction BENCH TESTED CHEMICALS REDUCTANTS Ferrous Sulfate : FeSO4揃7H2O Sodium Thiosulfate : Na2S2O3 Ferrous Sulfide : FeS Sodium Metabisulfite : Na2S2O5 Calcium Polysulfide (CPS) : CaSx Sodium Sulfite : Na2SO3 Zero Valent Iron 息 AcuityES 2013
- 16. Selected Ferrous Sulfide (FeS) FeS, Hybrid Form (aka precipitated pyrite) Liquid suspension of 7% FeS FeS, hybrid - With additional 2% free Sulfide to simulate CaSx Nanoscale: 98% crystals <5 microns Cationic (Iron) 4 H2O + Cr042- + 3 Fe2- + 4 OH- 3 Fe(OH)3+ Cr(OH)3 (Solid) Anionic (sulfide) 17 H2O + 8 Cr042- + 3 HS- 3 S + 8 Cr(OH)3 (Solid) + 12 OH- 息 AcuityES 2013
- 17. In Situ Soil Blending GPS Grid Network 10 x 10 (100 x 70 to 15) & Shallow to 5 Dual Axis Blender 15 Plunge Total Area 130 x 110 Computerized Dosing 息 AcuityES 2013
- 18. In Situ Soil Blending Dual Axis Blender FeS injection/mixing 息 AcuityES 2013
- 19. In Situ Soil Blending Thorough Mixing to 15 BGL 息 AcuityES 2013
- 20. In Situ Soil Blending Completed in 2 weeks Total FeS = 78,300 gallons Subsequent stabilization with aglime required 息 AcuityES 2013
- 21. Confirmation Sampling 息 AcuityES 2013
- 22. Groundwater Injections FeS THE NUMBERS 155 Inject Pts 15 ft ROI 6 wks complete 息 AcuityES 2013
- 23. Groundwater Injections Difficult Injections Boulder Fields 6 caliche (calcified silt) Lodgement till 息 AcuityES 2013
- 24. Groundwater Injections FeS Injection Totes 35,385 gallons injected Rotosonic Drilling Top Down Injection 5ft intervals 息 AcuityES 2013
- 25. Groundwater Injections Sensitivity to the Community Required Residential Hours 息 AcuityES 2013
- 26. Preferential Flow Paths 15 20 bgl Sand Unit 息 AcuityES 2013
- 27. Preferential Flow Paths 20 - 25 bgl Sand Unit 息 AcuityES 2013
- 28. Pre-Treatment Cr +6 State Cleanup Goal of 100 袖g/L 息 AcuityES 2013
- 29. FeS Reductant Injection 息 AcuityES 2013
- 30. 1 st Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 31. 2 nd Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 32. 3 rd Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 33. 1 st Supplemental Injection 息 AcuityES 2013
- 34. 4 th Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 35. 5 th Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 36. 6 th Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 37. 7 th Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 38. 2 nd Supplemental Injection 息 AcuityES 2013
- 39. 8 th 10 th Q Post-Treatment Cr +6 息 AcuityES 2013
- 40. Antimony Treatment Antimony Concentrations: Detected in 25 monitoring wells on-Site up to 30,000 袖g/L off-Site up to 4,700 袖g/L State Industrial Cleanup level - 41 袖g/L State Residential Cleanup Level - 6 袖g/L Goal for Antimony: Fixate onto Goethite (FeO(OH)) or Precipitate as stibnite (Sb2S3) 息 AcuityES 2013
- 41. Pre-Treatment Antimony State Cleanup Goal of 6 袖g/L 息 AcuityES 2013
- 42. FeS Reductant Injection 息 AcuityES 2013
- 43. 1 st Q Post-Treatment Antimony 息 AcuityES 2013
- 44. 2 nd Q Post-Treatment Antimony 息 AcuityES 2013
- 45. 3 rd Q Post-Treatment Antimony 息 AcuityES 2013
- 46. 1 st Supplemental Injection 息 AcuityES 2013
- 47. 4 th - 10 th Q Post-Treatment Antimony All results less than method detection level of 6 袖g/L 息 AcuityES 2013
- 48. Nickel Treatment Nickel Concentrations Detected in 10 wells exceeding cleanup levels off-Site up to 4,100 袖g/L on-Site up to 50,000 袖g/L State Industrial Cleanup level 2,000 袖g/L State Residential Cleanup Level - 730 袖g/L Goal for Nickel: Fixate as: westerveldite ([FeNiCo]As) or pentlandite (FeNiS) 息 AcuityES 2013
- 49. Pre-Treatment Nickel State Cleanup Goal of 730 袖g/L 息 AcuityES 2013
- 50. FeS Reductant Injection 息 AcuityES 2013
- 51. 1st Q Post-Treatment Nickel All results less than method detection level of 50 袖g/L No subsequent detections 息 AcuityES 2013
- 52. Arsenic Arsenic Pre-treatment As detected in 13 wells @ concentrations of 11 袖g/L to 360 袖g/L 10th Quarter Sampling results: only 2 wells @ 11 & 12 袖g/L Goal for Arsenic Fixate as: orpiment (As2S3) or arsenopyrite (FeAsS) 息 AcuityES 2013
- 53. The Site Today 息 AcuityES 2013
- 54. ISCR Benefits 1. In situ soil blending eliminated need for off-Site hazardous waste disposal. (> 10,000 Tons) 2. In situ groundwater geochemical reduction eliminated need for prolonged pump and treat. 3. In situ geochemical reduction reduced time period of remediation from > 15 years to about 2 years. 息 AcuityES 2013
- 55. CONTACT Richard H. Christensen, PhD, LPG rchristensen@acuityes.com Steven R. Irvin Irvin@acuityes.com Jim V. Rouse jrouse@acuityes.com 317-570-4919 Past Teaming Partners CDM Smith Mundell & Associates Burns & McDonnell CALIBRE Professional Engineers MWH Global Malcom Pirnie Carndo MMA www.acuityes.com 息 AcuityES 2013