Report C

Performance Report C Leachability - U.S. EPA TCLP Extraction and analysis for soil

A soil contaminated with both toxic organic compounds and heavy metals was treated with a combination of Petroset II and Petroset, simultaneously mixed. The results:

Ethyl Benzene

Naphthalene

Chromium

Raw Soil(untreated)

151

mg/kg

Test Result

0.67

0.13

<0.5

mg/l

A comparison test using Portland cement succeeded in capturing the chromium, but failed completely on the organics.

The rise in temperature, using Petroset II and Petroset, was 2.3 Celsius degrees. The corresponding rise with Portland cement was 26.7 Celsius degrees.