Phytotechnology Project Profiles
Phytoremediation at Fort Wainwright in Alaska
Last Updated: December 2006 |
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| Site Information | ||
| Site Name, Location: | Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, AK, United States | |
| Site Type: | Federal Facility | |
| Is this a Federal Superfund Site? |
Yes | |
| ROD Date, if applicable: | 06/27/1997 | |
| Is this a Federal or Military Site? |
Yes | |
| Entity Responsible for Cleanup: | Army | |
Project Information |
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| Project Name: | Phytoremediation at Fort Wainwright in Alaska | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site History and Background: | Sources of waste include pesticide manufacturing, use, and storage and drum storage and disposal. Soil was excavated and relocated into lined treatment cells for phytoremediation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scale: | Full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Status: | Complete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Start Date: | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Completion Date: | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Media Treated: |
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| Contaminants Treated: |
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| Phytotechnology Mechanism(s): | Phytoremediation Phytoextraction Rhizodegradation |
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| Plants and other Vegetation Used: | Felt Leaf Willow |
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| Planting Description: | Invasive species (felt leaf willow) took over site | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planting Area: | 0.18 acre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evapotranspiration Rates: | Not available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Climate: | Temperature range: -62 to 96 F; Mean annual precipitation: 10.9 inches; Elevation: 599 feet; Growing season: 5/25 to 8/25. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O & M Requirements: | Corn syrup, alcohol amendments, saturated, fertilized, irrigated, fenced. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Data: | Aldrin concentrations decreased but dieldrin concentrations did not. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of the Phytotechnology Project: | Not available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lessons Learned: | After treatment, soils from site were deposited in Fort Wainwright landfill rather than an offsite hazardous waste landfill. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Soil excavated and relocated into lined treatment cells for phytoremediation. | Point(s) of Contact |
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Dianne Soderlund EPA United States Telephone: (907) 271-3425 E-mail: soderlund.dianne@epa.gov |
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| Information Source(s): | First Five Year Review Report for Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Sept. 2001. http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/lrpcd/rcb/phytohaz.htm EPA. 2005. Use of Field-Scale Phytotechnology for Chlorinated Solvents, Metals, Explosives and Propellants, and Pesticides. EPA 542-R-05-002. http://www.epa.gov/tio/download/remed/542-r-05-002.pdf Phytoremediation at Fort Wainwright in Alaska http://www.cluin.org/products/phyto/search/phyto_details.cfm?ProjectID=44 www.epareachit.org |
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