Location
Halifax, NS
Site Use
Subdivision development (160 lots)
Project Description:
» 10,000 tonne project
» 33 acre brownfiled site
» Contaminated from historial dumping
Contaminants
» TPH, PAH, and Metal impacted soil
Results
» Achieved processing rate: 175 to 250 tonnes per hour
» 97% of soil treated to residential criteria—reused as clean fill
» 3% residual of concentrated PAHs and metals
» Residual material treated with off-site thermal desorber
» Significant cost savings were achieved compared with traditional
technologies.