- Title
- Case study of testing heavy-particle concentrator-aided remediation of lead-contaminated rifle shooting range soil
- Creator
- Thangavadivel, Kandasamy; Ranganathan, Srinivasan; Sanderson, Peter; Chadalavada, Sreenivasulu; Naidu, Ravi; Bowman, Mark
- Relation
- Remediation Vol. 28, Issue 3, p. 67-74
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rem.21561
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Trials were conducted to optimize the parameters of a heavy-particle concentrator (HPC) for the remediation of soil stockpiles contaminated by metallic lead at the Mount Stuart training area in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. A range of treatment methods, including orbital screen, HPC, and a combination of orbital screen and HPC were evaluated. The treatment efficiency, as well as reductions in Pb and Australian Standard Teaching Procedure values, was ranked: Orbital screen + HPC < HPC < 2nd run through HPC. The combination of orbital screening, HPC, and phosphate-aided immobilization completely remediated the stockpiled material by reducing total lead to below the Australian National Environmental Protection Measure Health Investigation Level for Soil Contaminant (Recreational; < 600 milligrams lead per kilogram). The optimized parameters of HPC at 4 tonnes per hour of the < 40 millimeter (mm) orbital screen feed fraction were: inclination angle 4ᵒ, trommel speed 1,860 revolutions per minute (rpm), HPC belt speed 3.5rpm, material distribution chute extension 100mm and water flow 480 liters per minute.
- Subject
- heavy-particle concentrator (HPC); lead-contaminated; rifle shooting range; soil remediation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1429681
- Identifier
- uon:38745
- Identifier
- ISSN:1051-5658
- Language
- eng
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