Long-term performance of aged waste forms treated by stabilization/solidification

Abstract

Current regulatory testing of stabilized/solidified (S/S) soils is based on short-term performance tests and is insufficient to determine their long-term stability or expected service life. In view of this, and the significant lack of data on long-term field performance in the literature, S/S material has been extracted from full-scale remedial operations and examined using a variety of analytical techniques to evaluate field performance. The results, including those from X-ray analytical techniques, optical and electron microscopy and leaching tests are presented and discussed. The microstructure of retrieved samples was found to be analogous to other cement-based materials, but varied according to the soil type, the contaminants present, the treatment applied and the field exposure conditions. Summary of the key microstructural features in the USA and UK is presented in this work. The work has shown that during 16 years of service the S/S wastes investigated performed satisfactorily.

Department

Civil Engineering

Publication Date

9-15-2010

Journal Title

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Publisher

Elsevier

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.082

Document Type

Article

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© 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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