Return to Inactive and Abandoned Site Cleanup

• Bioremediation

Bioremediation is the natural biodegradation of contaminants by micro organisms.  This degradation can be optimized through practices including cultivation and addition of nutrients.

Bioremediation land treatment unit at Port Allen Marine site in West Baton Rouge Parish

• Ground Water Pumping and Treatment

Ground Water Pumping and Treatment extracts contaminated ground water and separates the contamination from the water, then destroys the contaminants.  Techniques used to treat ground water include carbon adsorption, air stripping, or biological treatment.

      

Ground water pumping station at Petro Processors Superfund site in  East Baton Rouge Parish	Ground water treatment unit at Bayou Bonfouca Superfund site in  St. Tammany Parish

• Incineration

Incineration uses high temperatures to volatilize and destroy organic compounds contained in hazardous waste.

Waste incinerator at Bayou Bonfouca Superfund site in St. Tammany Parish

• Removal and Disposal

Removal and Disposal is the physically removing contaminated tanks, equipment, soil, water or sludge, and transporting it to an approved hazardous waste disposal facility.

Tank and sludge removal at Combustion, Inc. Superfund site in Livingston Parish	Tank and material removal S & G Drilling Fluids Services site in Acadia Parish

• Thermal Desorption

Thermal Desorption uses high temperatures to heat contaminated soil in order to vaporize volatile and semi-volatile organics.  The vaporized organics are subsequently treated in an afterburner.

Thermal Desorption Schematic Diagram	Thermal Desorption unit at LaRouche Chemical site in St. John the Baptist Parish

•  Waste Water Treatment

Waste water treatment removes contaminates from waste water.  Techniques used include physical separation, biological treatment, and chemical treatment.

Waste water treatment unit Schematic Diagram	Waste water treatment unit at Pearl River Wood Preserving site in St. Tammany Parish