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| Location | US |
| Geographical representativeness description | For this project, a Superfund location at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is studied. This particular case was chosen because it is representative of the scale and scenario where soil grouting would be used. It is also one of only a few sites where CS grouting has been used for full scale remediation. BNL has served as a production facility for research and development of radioisotopes for decades. The design of some of the facilities failed to provide adequate safety measures against the spread of radioactivity to the soils and groundwater beneath them and as a result, BNL was added to the Superfund National Priorities List in 1989. |
| Reference year | 2013 |
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| Use advice for data set | When using this LCA data set, users should ensure that the scope of their environmental remediation project matches the scale and scenario of a typical Superfund site remediation. Care should be taken to adapt the barrier capacity to the specific volume of contaminated soil at the site in question. Additionally, the use-phase behavior of the cement grout vertical barrier should be considered, including its long-term stability and containment effectiveness. Lastly, users should be aware of the methodological limitations of the data and adjust their usage accordingly, especially when extrapolating results to other sites with different contamination characteristics or environmental conditions. |
| Technical purpose of product or process | The industrial process described is the formation of a cement grout vertical barrier for soil risk control at a Superfund site. This barrier is implemented to prevent the migration of radioactive isotopes from contaminated soil to groundwater, designed to contain up to 83 cubic meters of polluted soil. Such barriers are typically used in locations that require soil grouting for environmental remediation, especially in areas with historic radioactive contamination. |
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| General comment on data set | Form a cement grout vertical barrier that can prevent the migration of radioactive isotopes from contaminated soil to groundwater, with a barrier capacity of 83 cubic meters. |
| Copyright | No |
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