Phytotechnology Project Profiles
Phytoremediation at RTDF Site I in Illinois
Last Updated: December 2006 |
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| Site Information | ||
| Site Name, Location: | RTDF Site I, Southern, IL, United States | |
| Site Type: | Petroleum Refining and Reuse | |
| Is this a Federal Superfund Site? |
No | |
| Is this a Federal or Military Site? |
No | |
Project Information |
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| Project Name: | Phytoremediation at RTDF Site I in Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
| Site History and Background: | The site is in a tank farm in a former petroleum refinery. Source of contamination is refined petroleum products (including PRS1 and PRS6) and refinery waste. | ||||||||||||||||
| Scale: | Pilot/Field Demonstration | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Status: | Complete | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Start Date: | November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Completion Date: | October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Media Treated: |
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| Contaminants Treated: |
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| Phytotechnology Mechanism(s): | Phytostabilization Rhizodegradation |
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| Plants and other Vegetation Used: | Rye Grass Legumes Fescue Native Prarie Grasses |
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| Planting Description: | Treatment 1: 10 - 15% rye, 20 - 25% legume, 60 - 70% tall fescue Treatment 2: Native prairie grasses and forbs Treatment 3 & 4: Unvegetated | ||||||||||||||||
| Planting Area: | Not available | ||||||||||||||||
| Evapotranspiration Rates: | Not available | ||||||||||||||||
| Climate: | Average temperature range - 18 to 88F; Mean annual precipitation - 46"; Growing season - 196 days; Average first frost - October 27; Average last frost - April 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| O & M Requirements: | Treatments 1, 2, and 3 were fertilized. The unplanted treatments were maintained with the herbicide glyphosate. | ||||||||||||||||
| Performance Data: | Vegetation grew well at the site, but the established plant species composition was primarily volunteer species rather than planted species. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of the Phytotechnology Project: | Not available | ||||||||||||||||
| Lessons Learned: | There was no evidence that vegetation enhanced degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons at the site. Additional management would be needed to establish specific plant communities from seed. | Point(s) of Contact |
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David Tsao BP Group Environmental Management Company CanteraI, 2nd Floor MC 2S 28100 Torch Parkway 216A Warrenville, IL United States Telephone: (630) 836-7169 Fax: (630) 836-7193 E-mail: tsaodl@bp.com |
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| Information Source(s): | Kulakow, P. 2000. Annual Report of the RTDF Phytoremediation Action Team - TPH Subgroup Cooperative Field Trials. Kulakow, P. 2006. Final Report - RTDF Phytoremediation Action Team TPH Subgroup: Cooperative Field Trials (draft). |
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