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- Emergency Response to releases of Oil
and Haz Mat into the Environment and Haz Mat into the Environment
- Eg. Exxon Valdez and BP Deepw ater
Horizon Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Horizon Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
- National (all 10 EPA Regions) and
International Response
- Assist Regions w ith Hazardous Waste
Site/Superfund Cleanups
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Phyto-Remediation (1990’s): Phyto Remediation (1990 s): The use of Trees and Plants to Mitigate Releases of Chemicals from Hazardous Waste Sites
SLIDE 3 I. Removal of Ground Water/Soil Contaminants VOC and Metals VOC and Metals Ed Sears property Kauffman and Minteer Site O P l Sit Oregon Poplar Site
- II. Hydraulic Control of Ground w ater
y Aberdeen Proving Ground, J-Field Bridgeport Rental and Oil Services Site King of Prussia Site King of Prussia Site
- III. Reclamation of Mine Spoils/Tailings, Slag
- III. Reclamation of Mine Spoils/Tailings, Slag
Vermont Asbestos Group Sharon Steel R bli St l Roebling Steel
SLIDE 4 Ed d S P t Sit Edw ards Sears Property Site
Jack of all trades operation, Removal Action early 1990’s
SLIDE 5 Direct Push Well Points Installed 1994
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- Contamination (PCE, TCT, BTEX, DCM, Methyl
benzene) trapped in sandy clay lense 5 to 18’ BGS 18’ BGS
- Shallow w ater table at 9 feet BGS
- Hybrid Poplars (Populas charkow iensis x
P.incrassata, NE 308) chosen for pilot study
- 125 Planted in 11/95 over 1 acre site
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BareRootHybridpoplar
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AlmostOneY earLater 97%Survival!!
SLIDE 10 MonitoringandMaintenance g
- Annual ground water sampling (August)
- Annualgroundwatersampling(August)
- Transpirationgassampling
- Sapflowratemeasurements
- Treegrowthrateandhealthevaluation
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- Soilsamples(agronomic)
- Fertilization of the trees
- Fertilizationofthetrees
- Mowingandpruning
- Controlpests(Deer,caterpillars)
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1996 Trichloroethylene– 390ppb
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2007 TCE 36 PPB TCE – 36 PPB
SLIDE 13 Trichloroethylenevs.Time (Micrograms/ Liter)
500 600 300 400 100 200 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 6 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4
SLIDE 14 Ed S P t M 2011
510 308
Ed Sears Property, May 2011 > 55’ tall 30 gal/tree/day
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Roebling Steel, Isolated Parcel April 2010 April 2010 Revitalize Former Steel Cable M f t i Pl t Manufacturing Plant Stabilize Soil Cap and Containment
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SLIDE 17 All Native Trees, shrubs, forbs
Red Oak S f White Pine Sassafras Service Berry Tulip Poplar Willow Oak
White Dogwood Red Tw ig Dogwood Inkberry holly Willow Oak Red Cedar Black Willow River Birch G A h Inkberry holly Native grass mix Rhododendron Mountain laurel Ch i t f Green Ash Sycamore Black Gum Christmas fern Winterberry holly Viburnum’s
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Planting April 2010
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Roebling Fall 2010
SLIDE 20 Kauffman and Minteer, Kauffman and Minteer, Jobstow n, NJ site
- Approx. 300 trees planted 1996
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- More added three – four years later
- Hybrid Poplar and Black Willow (native species)
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Treating Bagworm infestation
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May 2011 - 30 gal./tree/day 12” diameter
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ISCO – 2004 to Date ISCO – 2004 to Date Aggressive Trt. / Deeper Contamination
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Damage to Willow s & Poplars Due to ISCO injections
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Kauffman & Minteer Site May 2011 Willow s 25’ tall and Poplars >55’ tall
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Bridgeport Rental and Oil Services Site February 1979
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Native Species Test Plots 2006 2006
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Liliodendron Tulipifera
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Bridgeport Rental and Oil Services, May 2011 > 12 000 Hybrid Poplars Planted Nov – Dec 2008 > 12,000 Hybrid Poplars Planted Nov – Dec 2008
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BROS May 2011
