5 - Materials Mgt_Resource Conservation - Erickson

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Materials Management/Resource Conservation

Trish Erickson

Acting Director , Land Remediation & Pollution Control DivisionNational Risk Management Research Laboratory

BOSC Midcycle Review - Land Research Program April 24, 2008



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Materials ManagementMaterials Management

Materials assessment for disposalMaterials assessment for disposal

• New materials• Newly-recognized concerns

LandfillsLandfills

• Alternative covers

• Landfill bioreactors

Energy linkage



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Evaluation of volumeEvaluation of volumereduction (aka Burn &reduction (aka Burn &Grind)Grind)

• Can shredding/grinding safely reducedebris volume withpossible recovery of recyclables?

• Can incinerationsafely destroy debris,including asbestos-containing materials?

Disaster DebrisDisaster Debris

Asbestos

Formosantermite



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Burn & Grind projectBurn & Grind project

• 3 ORD labs/centers

• 3 program offices• Region 6 & LDEQ

• USACE, FEMA,OSHA, NIOSH

•CRADAs withequipment suppliers

Disaster DebrisDisaster Debris



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Alternative Asbestos Control Method Alternative Asbestos Control Method NESHAPS method isNESHAPS method is

expensiveexpensive Safe, less expensiveSafe, less expensive

alternative may stimulatealternative may stimulate

more brownfieldsmore brownfieldsredevelopmentredevelopment

Three tests on differentThree tests on differentmaterials, fiber typesmaterials, fiber types

First test at Ft. Chafee,First test at Ft. Chafee, AACM was ~ 5 times AACM was ~ 5 times

faster, ~50% less costlyfaster, ~50% less costlythan NESHAPSthan NESHAPS

http://www.epa.gov/region06/6xa/asbestos.htmhttp://www.epa.gov/region06/6xa/asbestos.htmBuilding demolished with asbestos in place;controlled by foam, being loaded into lined trucks.

Alternative method cost is about half the cost of conventional asbestos removal.

http://www.epa.gov/region06/6xa/asbestos.htm






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LandfillsLandfills Past work on liners, covers, QA, andPast work on liners, covers, QA, and

performance over timeperformance over time

• Still finding questions Alternative covers Alternative covers

• Methodology to demonstrate functional

equivalency• Field tests at 12 sites

Extensive outreach and tech transfer Extensive outreach and tech transfer



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LandfillsLandfillsTo our Valued Customers,To our Valued Customers,

YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION ISYOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION ISREQUIRED with this urgent productREQUIRED with this urgent productrecall of recall of canned products that may becanned products that may be

contaminated with botulinum toxincontaminated with botulinum toxin which could cause botulism. The recalledwhich could cause botulism. The recalledproducts potentially pose a lifeproducts potentially pose a lifethreatening hazard to health.threatening hazard to health.

Ohio EPA Declares Countywide Landfill a

Public Nuisance Agency Orders Landfill to Reduce

Odor; Asks U.S. EPA and ATSDR for

Assistance

Citing hundreds of citizen complaintsand the foul odor…

Recent Publications

Assessment of the Performance

of Engineered WasteContainment Barriers

http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11930.html

In-Service Hydraulic

Conductivity of GCLs in Landfill

CoversEPA 600/R-05/148





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LandfillsLandfills Region 5 RARE funding toRegion 5 RARE funding to

investigate water-reactiveinvestigate water-reactivewaste from secondarywaste from secondaryaluminum productionaluminum production

• CRADA in developmentwith waste generators,owner/operators, stateregulators

Pharmaceuticals disposalPharmaceuticals disposal• Estimated 1040 tons of

active ingredients enter U.S. landfills each year • PhD student research on

fate of pharmaceuticals inlandfills



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More Integrated Waste ManagementMore Integrated Waste Management

Unused Medication

Municipal SolidWaste Disposal

Excretion by Users

& UnusedMedication Drain

Disposal

Biosolids Disposal

WWTP to Landfill Landfill Leachate

Treatment

Landfill to WWTP

Ground andSurface Water

Waste Water Treatment

Plant

Effluent

Waste

PPCPs



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Landfill Evapotranspiration CoversLandfill Evapotranspiration Covers December 2005 BOSCDecember 2005 BOSC

poster reported costposter reported costsavings of $155 millionsavings of $155 million

Summer 2007 estimateSummer 2007 estimate

is over $200 millionis over $200 millionsavings at >35 sitessavings at >35 sitesusing ACAP data inusing ACAP data in

design and/or design and/or regulatory approvalregulatory approval

ACAP

test

facilities

Sites Using

ACAP data for

cover design

and approval



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Landfill BioreactorsLandfill Bioreactors Field studies at 3 sitesField studies at 3 sites

• Highly leveragedresources, with

owners/operatorscontributing in-kind

• Bioreactor LandfillPerformance: SecondInterim Report

EPA/600/R-07/060 Developed and co-Developed and co-

instructed ITRC Bioreactor instructed ITRC Bioreactor

Course 2003-2008Course 2003-2008

LFG Collection



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Resource ConservationResource Conservation Assessing beneficial use Assessing beneficial use

Brownfields and land reutilizationBrownfields and land reutilization



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Resource ConservationResource Conservation Assessment tools - Assessment tools -

Application of common Application of commonapproach to evaluateapproach to evaluatebeneficial use, appropriatebeneficial use, appropriate

disposal, and remediationdisposal, and remediation• Speciation• Leachability testing• Fate & transport• Degradation/transformati

on testing

Capabilities being migrated Capabilities being migrated to nanomaterialsto nanomaterials

Brownfields/LandBrownfields/Landrevitalizationrevitalization



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BrownfieldsBrownfields Began as transfer of knowledge from Superfund,Began as transfer of knowledge from Superfund,

RCRA Corrective Action to less contaminatedRCRA Corrective Action to less contaminatedbrownfieldsbrownfields

• Documents on common site types• International workshops on overcoming barriers

• Tool development

• SMARTe decision support system

• Extensive partnership and outreach Funded directly by the program office through FY07Funded directly by the program office through FY07 Evolved to incorporate more sustainable land useEvolved to incorporate more sustainable land use



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SMARTe: SSMARTe: Sustainableustainable MManagementanagement A Approachespproaches

andand RRevitalizationevitalization TTools –ools – eelectroniclectronic

Level 1 – Information, Resources, Knowledge BasesLevel 1 – Information, Resources, Knowledge Bases

Level 2 – Analysis ToolsLevel 2 – Analysis Tools

Level 3 – My Project – Compare Reuse OptionsLevel 3 – My Project – Compare Reuse Options

Alternative 1

Alternative 2

Alternative 3

Alternative 4

Decision options

Low

Nominal

High

Uncertainties

Maximize

FinancialReturns

MinimizeHealth & Safety

Impacts

Maximize

EcologicalProtection

MaximizeCommunity

Benefits

Objectives



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SMARTeSMARTe My Project released October 2007My Project released October 2007 Web statistics: $35K-55K hits/month; average of 55 countries hit/monthWeb statistics: $35K-55K hits/month; average of 55 countries hit/month >300K invested by partners plus in-kind contributions, including:>300K invested by partners plus in-kind contributions, including:

• Paola Agostini (University of Venice) – Public Participation/Community

Involvement tool• Sabine Martin (Kansas State University) – Select a Consultant checklist• Peter Meyer (University of Louisville) and Kristen Yount (Northern Kentucky

University) – Finding an Insurance Broker checklist• Doug MacCourt (Ater Wynne)/Charlie Bartsch (ICF Consulting) – Financial

Resources tool (in development)• Jim Weaver (EPA) – Fate and Transport tool

• ITRC – Model Projects, Peer Review, Section Leads, Trainers• BMBF – Model Projects, five workshops and two conferences• Trainers in each region – EPA, State government, private consultants (donate

time); TABs Exploring CRADAs for future development and O&M



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Land ReutilizationLand Reutilization Developed metrics for Developed metrics for

sustainable development/sustainable development/redevelopmentredevelopment

• Native species• Habitat

• Soil

• Water

• Air Applied in master plan Applied in master plan

developed with residentsdeveloped with residentsof Stella, MOof Stella, MO

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