Global Technologies Group, Inc. Receives Positive Test Results and Recommendation for Sawgrass Lake Park Heavy Metals Remediatio
06 Luglio 2011 - 5:15PM
Marketwired
Global Technologies Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GTGP) Global has
received the following final test results and recommendation for
the Sawgrass Lakes Park project located in St. Petersburg, Florida.
METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS OF TREATABILITY STUDY
AND PILOT TEST EXCERPTS OF THE FULL REPORT BY ART ENGINEERING
LLC.
Based on the results of the evaluation of remedial technologies,
two specific technological approaches were selected for testing
with soil/sediment and organic media collected from the Sawgrass
Lake site. The first type of testing was a treatability study to
evaluate an effective chemical fixation additive that would bind up
soil and sediment impacted by lead contamination. The second type
of testing involved a pilot test to determine if lead shot
entrained within the organic peat layers could be successfully
separated and removed. The following subsections describe the
results of these evaluations.
Soil/Sediment Treatment via Chemical
Fixation
To determine the best chemical fixation additive, a treatability
study was performed on selected soil and sediment samples. The goal
of this study was to identify and test a chemical fixation additive
that will reduce the leachability of metals to concentrations below
the RCRA hazard characteristic for toxicity (5.0 mg/L), yet would
still be acceptable for use given the sensitive ecology and water
features of the Sawgrass Lake WMA.
After researching chemical fixative technologies used for the
cleanup of former shooting ranges it was determined that the most
appropriate material to test at the Sawgrass site was the chemical
fixative agent MBS® manufactured by Solucorp® (Molecular Bonding
System). MBS is a patented and USEPA SITE-(Superfund Innovative
Technology Evaluation) proven technology used for the remediation
of heavy metal-contaminated waste streams. The Solucorp MBS process
utilizes solid-phase chemical stabilization to reduce the
leachability of heavy metals (as measured by the SPLP method).
Heavy metals are converted to less soluble metallic sulfides.
- Treats multiple metals concurrently
- The treated waste remains unchanged physically
- Creates a sulfide bond - a metal's most insoluble form
- Passes the MEP (Multiple Extraction Procedure) test for long
term stability
- Can be applied in-situ, ex-situ, or in-line
- MBS treated soils can be reused on site as fill, cover, or
contour material
- The material is available in both powder and slurry forms
- Costs less than other competitive technologies
To confirm that the MBS technology performance was acceptable,
soil/sediment samples were collected from areas with the highest
concentration of contamination. The samples were prepared so that
the total lead concentrations were as high as 49,000 mg/kg and the
leachable lead (SPLP) was 69 mg/L. The test samples were prepared
to provide a worst case treatment scenario. The samples were
submitted to Solucorp for the treatability tests. Solucorp prepared
four separate batch mixes to test the effectiveness of the MBS
material and to determine the ratio of MBS needed to effectively
treat the soil and sediments representative of the Sawgrass Lake
site. A sample from each mixture was submitted to a contract
laboratory for analysis for lead by the SPLP method.
The following results were obtained after treatment with MBS
material.
- Sawgrass Project Mix #1 (a mixture of 5% of MBS), Lead-SPLP =
0.0479 mg/L
- Sawgrass Project Mix #2 (a mixture of 7% of MBS) Lead-SPLP =
1.58 mg/L
- Sawgrass Project Mix #3 (a mixture of 10% of MBS) Lead-SPLP =
0.0651 mg/L
- Sawgrass Project Mix#4 (a mixture of 15% of MBS) Lead-SPLP =
0.0462 mg/L
The results indicated that a range of MBS mixture ratios that
would reduce the leachability of lead to concentrations below the
RCRA hazard characteristic for toxicity (5.0 mg/L). During the
remedial process the ratio of MBS will be adjusted to reduce the
leachability of lead to concentrations below the GCTL. Analytical
testing for leachability will be performed to confirm that the
concentrations do not exceed the GCTL.
Conclusions of the Chemical Fixation
Treatability Study
The results indicated that with a worse case
(extremely elevated lead concentration) sample cross section, MBS
fixative technology can readily bind up the metals and prevent them
from becoming mobile. These soils and sediments subsequently meet
the Universal Treatment Standards and therefore would not require
off-site disposal as hazardous waste. MBS is recommended for
chemically fixing the lead contaminated soil and sediment fractions
at the Sawgrass Lake site.
For information on Sawgrass Lake Park
project: http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/projects/sawgrass/
This report coupled with our Joint venture partners M2 Polymer
and Solucorp Industries for the new combined process for heavy
metal and dewatering has been forwarded to the Sawgrass Lake
project general contractor Greenleaf Environmental for a final
review.
Global Technologies Group, Inc. (GLOBAL) is a company that is in
the business of acquiring exclusive licenses and distribution and
reseller contracts on proven technologies in the environmental,
green and war fighter industries. The criteria for the licensing or
distribution agreements of the technologies are: they must be
proven, validated and in use. The business plan of Global is to
sublicense the technologies it acquires to companies in Countries
covered under the original license grants and for its own use. For
our exclusive distribution and reseller agreements, we partner with
appropriate representatives in the covered countries for resale of
turn key projects.
For additional information please visit our website for the full
report at WWW.GLBTECH.COM
Contact James Fallacaro Email Contact 941-685-1616
WWW.GLBTECH.COM
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