Process information
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| Location | SI |
| Geographical representativeness description | This study refers to the reclamation activities that were per formed at the Old Zinc-Works site in the town of Celje (in eastern Slovenia). |
| Reference year | 2018 |
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| Use advice for data set | When utilizing this data set for environmental impact assessments or LCA studies, ensure that the incineration process is appropriately accounted for as a waste treatment method for contaminated soil. It is essential to model the transport and treatment of soil specifically from the excavation site to the incineration facility. Furthermore, include considerations for the assumptions made regarding the long-term management (100-year time horizon) of the treated soil. Data users should model the use phase behavior, taking into account the complete cycle from soil excavation to the refilling of pits with waste rock, and the subsequent disposal or reuse of incinerated material. Methodological consistency with the broader LCA framework is crucial for accurate representation. |
| Technical purpose of product or process | The remediated soil through ex-situ thermal treatment in a hazardous waste incineration plant is primarily utilized for the structural destruction of harmful chemicals within contaminated soil, recovered from historically polluted industrial sites. This process is mainly applicable in environmental reclamation projects involving the cleanup of old industrial facilities like zinc factories, where soil contamination is addressed through high-temperature incineration methods. |
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| General comment on data set | The principle of incineration treatment technology is to use an incinerator to incinerate contaminated soil at a certain temperature, destroying the structure of harmful chemicals. |
| Copyright | No |
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| Functional Unit | The functional unit was the management of 1.0 m3 of contaminated soil at the Old Zinc-Works site. A time horizon of 100 years was assumed. |
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| Technology description including background system | Excavated contaminated soil was removed from the site. Excavated pit was refilled by waste rock. The contaminated soil, which was excavated from the site, was assumed to be loaded onto a train, transported and thermally treated at a hazardous waste incineration plant in order to reduce the volume and mass of waste. |
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