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Alhambra Pole Yard
| Last Updated: 01/18/2006 | ||
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| Site Name | Alhambra Pole Yard | |
| Site Location | Alhambra, CA | |
| Site Type | Wood Preserving | |
| Cleanup Program | State Cleanup Program | |
| Entity Responsible for Cleanup | State Environmental Agency | |
| Project Name | Alhambra Pole Yard | |
| Project Technology | Conductive Heating (In Situ Thermal Treatment) | |
| Scale | Full scale | |
| Vendor | TerraTherm | |
| Project Status | Operational | |
| Beginning of operational phase | 05/01/2002 | |
| Contaminants of Concern | Pentachlorophenol Halogenated SVOCs Nonhalogenated SVOCs Organometallic pesticides and herbicides Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Creosote (wood) Dioxins and furans |
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| Media Type | Soil Solid (Slag) Debris (Buildings, Structures, or Equipment) |
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| Volume of Media Treated | 16200 cubic yards | |
| Treatment depth | 20-100 feet bgs | |
| Description of geology/hydrogeology | Soils composed of fill and silty sands, interbedded with sands, silts, and clays. | |
| Cleanup goals or remedial objectives | The soil remediation standard for PAHs (expressed as benzo(a)pyrene toxic equivalents) is 0.065 mg/kg; for PCP, 2.5 mg/kg; for dioxins (expressed TEQ), 0.001 mg/kg. | |
| Performance data available? | No | |
| Summary and description of performance data | The average concentrations of contaminants in soil prior to treatment were: Total PAHs (expressed as benzo[a]pyrene toxic equivalent) - 2,306 mg/kg, PCP - <1 mg/kg, dioxins (expressed as 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzodioxin toxic equivalency quotient) - 0.018 mg/kg. Cleanup goals were met. The average post-treatment concentrations are: Total PAHs: 0.059 mg/kg; and dioxins - 0.0001 mg/kg. | |
| Comments | Project Timeline: Phase 1 treatment: June 2003-June 2004; Phase 2 treatment: July 2004-September 2005; Demobilize from site early 2006. | |
| Site contact information | Ralph Baker CEO & Technology Manager TerraTherm, Inc. 10 Stevens Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420 Tel.: (978) 343-0300 Fax: (978) 343-2727 Email: rbaker@terratherm.com |
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| Information Source(s) | TerraTherm website - Commercial Project - California Accessed March 2004 http://www.terratherm.com/CaseStudies/WS%20Final%20Alhambra%20Sheet.pdf Information obtained from Devon Tarmasiewicz, TerraTherm, Inc. (submitted online on December 21, 2005). |
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