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| dc.contributor.author | Affleck, Rosa T. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Barker, Amanda J. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Anita K. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Clausen, Jay L. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-13T16:47:56Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2020-05-13T16:47:56Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-05 | - |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | ERDC/CRREL TR-20-6 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/36594 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/36594 | - |
| dc.description | Technical Report | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The soils at McMurdo Station in Antarctica contain hydrocarbons derived from accidental fuel spills and industrial development. The current practice for contaminated soils is to remove any material with concentrations greater than 100 mg/kg of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and to transport them to the United States for disposal. Any soils that contain concentrations of TPH less than 100 mg/kg can be reused on-site. While this is the current standard practice, there remains little evidence to verify that 100 mg/kg is an appropriate reuse standard. Moreover, the current practice is based on the guidelines for cleanup values in California (the port of entry where the soils are currently shipped for treatment and disposal), which has few environmental similarities with Antarctica. In the present study, we investigate current regulations for cleanup and soil reuse in U.S. states, Canadian territories, and other countries with cold climates. We also discuss case studies from Arctic and Antarctic regions where soil has been reused after treatment. Additionally, we present a site conceptual model for risk assessment based on known site information and recommend future focus areas for addressing hydrocarbon-contaminated soils at McMurdo Station. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering for Polar Operations, Logistics and Research Program (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Science Foundation (U.S.). Office of Polar Programs. | - |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................... ii Figures and Tables ......................................................................................................................................... v Preface ...........................................................................................................................................................vii Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................................... viii 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Climate ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.1.2 Geology and subsurface conditions ............................................................................... 5 1.1.3 Hydrology ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.4 Environmental protection protocols for McMurdo Station ........................................... 7 1.1.5 Terminology ..................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Objective .......................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Approach ....................................................................................................................... 10 2 Methods ................................................................................................................................................ 11 3 Existing Guidelines .............................................................................................................................12 3.1 The United States ......................................................................................................... 12 3.1.1 Alaska ............................................................................................................................ 12 3.1.2 California ....................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.3 Colorado......................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.4 Maine ............................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.5 Massachusetts .............................................................................................................. 15 3.1.6 Minnesota ...................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.7 New Hampshire ............................................................................................................. 15 3.1.8 North Dakota ................................................................................................................. 16 3.1.9 Vermont ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.10 Washington .................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.11 Wyoming ........................................................................................................................ 17 3.2 Countries ....................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.1 Australia ......................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.2 Canada........................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.3 New Zealand .................................................................................................................. 20 3.2.4 Sweden .......................................................................................................................... 21 4 Existing Sites of Soil Reuse Efforts ................................................................................................. 22 4.1 Antarctic ........................................................................................................................ 22 4.2 Arctic .............................................................................................................................. 23 5 Identifying Protective Levels for TPH-Impacted Soil Reuse Based on Risk ............................ 25 5.1 Site assumptions .......................................................................................................... 25 5.2 Risk evaluation ............................................................................................................. 26 5.3 Results ........................................................................................................................... 28 6 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 29 7 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 32 7.1 Recommendations for soil reuse values ..................................................................... 32 7.2 Recommendations for future efforts and focus areas ............................................... 32 References ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Appendix A: Laboratory Report ................................................................................................................ 39 Report Documentation Page | - |
| dc.format.extent | 69 pages / 2.85 MB | - |
| dc.format.medium | PDF/A | - |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | - |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/CRREL TR-20-6 | - |
| dc.rights | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited | - |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat | - |
| dc.subject | Cold regions | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environmental protection--Standards | en_US |
| dc.subject | EPOLAR | en_US |
| dc.subject | McMurdo Station (Antarctica) | en_US |
| dc.subject | NSF | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oil pollution of soils | en_US |
| dc.subject | Soil pollution | en_US |
| dc.subject | Soil remediation | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment for soil reuse standards at McMurdo Station | en_US |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report | |
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