Contaminated Soil: First International TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil 11–15 November, 1985, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Selecting the Appropriate Remedial Alternative; A Systematic Approach....Pages 1-15
Soil Protection Research as a Priority Area of Dutch Science Policy....Pages 17-17
Behaviour of Inorganic Contaminants in Soil....Pages 19-32
Modeling Heavy Metals in the Top Soil of a Harbour Sludge Depot....Pages 33-47
Chemical Exchange Rates Between Soil and Air....Pages 49-61
Removal and Retention of Volatile Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in the soils’ Unsaturated Zone....Pages 63-77
Soil Heterogeneity and its Impact on the Spread of Pollutants....Pages 79-87
Background Values of 32 Elements in Dutch Topsoils, Determined with Non-Destructive Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 89-99
The Behaviour and Availability of Cd, Ni and Pb in Polluted Soils....Pages 101-113
The Effects of Groundwater Flow Pattern on the Concentration of Soluble Sulphates....Pages 115-120
The Degradation of Oil in Soil....Pages 121-124
The Fate of Spilled Oil in the Soil....Pages 125-127
Influence of the Soil Properties on the Physico-Chemical Behaviour of Cd, Zn, Cu and Pb in Polluted Soils....Pages 129-131
Upward Movement of Metals into Soil Covering Metalliferous Waste....Pages 133-135
The Movement of Water and Oil in a Waste Disposal Site in Hamburg: -A Case Study-....Pages 137-139
Comparative Laboratory and Outdoor Studies on the Behaviour of 14 C-Labelled Chlorinated Benzenes in Soil....Pages 141-143
Migration of Contaminants from Under Water Disposal of Highly Contaminated Dredging Spoil....Pages 145-147
Flodin: A Computer Program for the Spreading of Hydrophobic Contaminants in the Soil....Pages 149-151
Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Transport and Retention of Atrazine in a Soil-Column....Pages 153-155
Reaction Kinetics and Transport of Phosphate: Parameter Assessment and Modelling....Pages 157-159
Modelling of the Transport of a Reactive Contaminant in Spatial Variable Soil Systems....Pages 161-163
Numerical Simulation of Advection in Groundwater Flow Systems....Pages 165-167
Evaluation of Cadmium Exposure from Contaminated Soil....Pages 169-180
Health Risk Assessment, Population Survey and Contaminated Soil....Pages 181-190
Comparison of the Effects of Several Chemicals on Microorganisms, Higher Plants and Earthworms....Pages 191-202
Metal Contamination of Soils in U.K. Urban Gardens: Implications to Health....Pages 203-209
Community Response to Soil Contamination: Risk and Uncertainty....Pages 211-219
Soil Contamination with Volatile Organic Chemicals and the Estimation of Impact on Human Health....Pages 221-232
A Safe Level for Lead in Soil and Dust....Pages 233-246
Human Cadmium Intake in a Contaminated Region....Pages 247-250
The Effects of Gases Emitted From Landfills on Soils and Crops....Pages 251-253
The Soil Clean-Up Operation in the Netherlands; Further Developments after Five Years of Experience....Pages 255-267
Remedial Actions on Contaminated Sites — Approaches to Solve the Problems of Abandoned Sites in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 269-284
Assessing Contaminated Land: UK Policy and Practice....Pages 285-293
Danish Experiences with a Chemical Waste Site Law....Pages 295-301
International Study on Reclamation of Contaminated Sites....Pages 303-313
Site Investigation: A Review of Current Methods and Techniques....Pages 315-324
Sampling and Analysis in Contaminated Site Investigations. Impediments and Provisional Guidelines in the Netherlands....Pages 325-336
Sampling Problems in Assessing Soil Contamination at Former Gaswork Sites....Pages 337-349
Investigations on the Impact of Uncontrolled Waste Sites on Ground Waters in Berlin: Methods, Results and Evaluation....Pages 351-363
Site Assessment and Monitoring of Contaminants by Airborne Multi-Spectral Scanner....Pages 365-378
Remote Sensing by Electromagnetic Induction (EMI), Magnetometer and Ground Penetrating Radar....Pages 379-387
Sensory Perception in Soil Pollution Studies....Pages 389-398
Sampling and Analytical Techniques and their Application to Soil Chemistry, Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry in Group Condition Surveys....Pages 399-401
An Advanced Soil Sampling Technology for use in Contaminated Soils....Pages 403-405
Geohyrological Data Based on the Results of the Cone Penetrometer Test....Pages 407-409
Measuring Soil Vapors for Defining Subsurface Contaminant Plumes....Pages 411-414
Rapid on-Site Analysis of Soil Contamination....Pages 415-417
Rapid Screening of Pollutants in Soil by Curiepoint Pyrolysis/Evaporation Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry....Pages 419-419
Oilpollution in a Fluviatile Environment....Pages 421-422
Terrestrial Arthropods as Indicators for Side-Effects Caused by Insecticides in Arable Farm Systems in The Netherlands....Pages 423-425
A Test Procedure to Predict the Bioavailability of Heavy Metals, Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons to Animals Colonizing an Intertidal Wetland....Pages 427-429
Assessing the Risk of Soil Contamination in the Case of Industrial Activities....Pages 431-437
Soil Protection and Remedial Actions: Criteria for Decision Making and Standardization of Requirements....Pages 441-448
Two Risk Assessment Frameworks in Soil Pollution....Pages 449-458
Reuse Status of Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites after Remediation in Europe and the United States....Pages 459-475
Evaluation of Methods for Monitoring Landfill Barriers....Pages 477-500
The Importance of Effective Planning Control in Achieving Land Restoration....Pages 501-506
Soil Pollution in the Former Industrialized Areas of Rotterdam....Pages 507-513
Assessment of Fire Hazard in Contaminated Land....Pages 515-522
The Environmental Assessment of Contaminated Land in the UK: The Role of a Preliminary Investigation....Pages 523-531
Urgency Estimation for Investigation and Sanitation of Contaminated Soils....Pages 533-536
Hazards from Methane on Contaminated Sites....Pages 537-540
Contamination of the Sediment in Auqatic Systems....Pages 541-543
An Initial Interpretive Framework for Assessing the Environmental Meaning of Test Results....Pages 545-547
Quality Control in Soil Cleaning....Pages 549-550
Occupational Hygiene During Clean Up Actions of Contaminated Soil....Pages 551-563
Summary of Standard Operating Safety Guides, November 1984....Pages 565-571
Safety During Redevelopment Works: A Case Study....Pages 573-585
Techniques for Remedial Action at Waste Disposal Sites....Pages 587-599
Soil Cover Reclamation Experience in Britain....Pages 601-614
Large-Scale Lysimeters for Measuring Tightening Effects of Soil-Covering-Systems for Hazardous Waste Sites....Pages 615-624
The Investigation and Development of a Landfill Site....Pages 625-636
Isolation Strategies in Relation to Contaminated Land Problems....Pages 637-644
Thermal Methods Developed in the Netherlands for the Cleaning of Contaminated Soil....Pages 645-654
Extractive Methods for Soil Decontamination; A General Survey and Review of Operational Treatment Installations....Pages 655-667
Microbiological Decontamination of Excavated Soil....Pages 669-678
In Situ Techniques....Pages 679-698
Treatment of Polluted Water from the Clean-Up of Contaminated Soil....Pages 699-709
Decontamination of Polluted Aquifers by Biodegradation....Pages 711-722
The Hamburg-Georgswerder Dumping Ground, Situation Problems and Administrative Arrangements for Producing a Rehabilitation Plan....Pages 723-728
Remedial Action at the Landfill Georgswerder/Hamburg using Best Available Technology....Pages 729-735
Behaviour of Dredged Mud after Stabilization with Different Additives....Pages 737-746
Redevelopment of Land Contaminated by Methane Gas:- the Problems and Some Remedial Techniques....Pages 747-757
A Microbiological Strategy for the Decontamination of Polluted Land....Pages 759-768
Case Studies of Soil Pollution in Some Dutch Urban Area’s....Pages 769-779
Characterization and Remediation of a Waste Site in Northern Germany....Pages 781-791
Occidental Chemical Company at Lathrop, California, a Groundwater/Soil Contamination Problem and a Solution....Pages 793-806
Treatment of Contaminated Groundwater: An Overview of Recent Dutch Experiences....Pages 807-815
Treatment of Polluted Ground Water from Abandoned Gaswork Sites....Pages 817-830
Contamination from a Coal Tar Processing Chemical Industry: Investigations and Remedial Actions....Pages 831-848
Experiments on Specific Retardation of Some Organic Contaminants by Slurry Trench Materials....Pages 849-857
The Use of Vertical Cut Off Walls in the Containment Of Pollutants....Pages 859-861
Physical Properties of Lining Systems under Percolation of Waste Liquids and their Investigation....Pages 863-865
Allround encapsulation of hazardous waste in the soil by means of grouting gels and sealing walls resistant to aggresive chemicals....Pages 867-869
Construction of an Impervious, Controllable and Repairable Waste-Fill Base....Pages 871-873
Facilities for Temporary or Final Above Ground Disposal of Contaminated Material....Pages 875-877
The Design of a Disposal Site for Fly Ash....Pages 879-881
Thermal Cleaning of Soil Contaminated with γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane....Pages 883-886
Soil Reclamation of Contaminated Soil with a Bioreactor....Pages 895-895
Investigation and Remediation of the Site of the Former Gasworks in Tilburg....Pages 897-899
Investigation and Development of a Contaminated Building Site. Case Study....Pages 901-903
Soil and Groundwater Pollution by Large Scale Landfilling with Pyrite Slag....Pages 905-907
Soil, Sediment and Water Contamination as a Result of Chemical Waste Incineration....Pages 909-912
Delfshaven-Rotterdam, Redevelopment of a Contaminated Area....Pages 913-915
Handling Drums Containing Chemical Waste Zaandam Province North Holland....Pages 917-917
Environmental Aspects of the Utilization of Pellets Prepared from Fosfogypsum, Coal Fly Ash and Cement....Pages 919-923