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U.S. Production of Manufactured Gases: Assessment of Past Disposal Practices,

PB88165790

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Harkins, S. M.; Truesdale, R. S.; Hill, R.; Hoffman, P.; Winters, S.
Page Count	422
Abstract	Former sites of gas manufacture present problems for remediation and reuse of the sites. In some cases, polluted groundwater and surface waters are near the sites. The study examines the history of the manufactured-gas industry of the United States, its production processes, disposal trends, waste toxicity, methods of site investigation, and the current status of manufactured-gas sites. The report is intended as a guide to those who are examining and evaluating manufactured-gas sites for either environmental risks or possible remediation. Six manufactured-gas sites and one spent oxide disposal area were visited during the project, and case studies were prepared for six former gas-manufacturing sites, two byproduct tar utilization facilities, a creosoting plant and a coal tar processor. The current status of manufactured-gas sites in the United States was determined by contacting State and regional environmental officials and by discovering how their regions were treating manufactured-gas sites.
Keywords	Manufactured gas Waste disposal Ground water Surface waters Water pollution Toxicity Sites Evaluation Industrial wastes Oxides Coal tar Assessments Recommendations Tables(Data) Diagrams
Source Agency	Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
NTIS Subject Category	68D - Water Pollution & Control 97K - Fuels
Corporate Authors	Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC.; Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Hazardous Waste
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Lab.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198811
Contract Number	EPA-68-01-6826

U.S. Production of Manufactured Gases: Assessment of Past Disposal Practices,

U.S. Production of Manufactured Gases: Assessment of Past Disposal Practices,
PB88165790

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Harkins, S. M.; Truesdale, R. S.; Hill, R.; Hoffman, P.; Winters, S.
Page Count	422
Abstract	Former sites of gas manufacture present problems for remediation and reuse of the sites. In some cases, polluted groundwater and surface waters are near the sites. The study examines the history of the manufactured-gas industry of the United States, its production processes, disposal trends, waste toxicity, methods of site investigation, and the current status of manufactured-gas sites. The report is intended as a guide to those who are examining and evaluating manufactured-gas sites for either environmental risks or possible remediation. Six manufactured-gas sites and one spent oxide disposal area were visited during the project, and case studies were prepared for six former gas-manufacturing sites, two byproduct tar utilization facilities, a creosoting plant and a coal tar processor. The current status of manufactured-gas sites in the United States was determined by contacting State and regional environmental officials and by discovering how their regions were treating manufactured-gas sites.
Keywords	Manufactured gas Waste disposal Ground water Surface waters Water pollution Toxicity Sites Evaluation Industrial wastes Oxides Coal tar Assessments Recommendations Tables(Data) Diagrams
Source Agency	Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
NTIS Subject Category	68D - Water Pollution & Control 97K - Fuels
Corporate Authors	Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC.; Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Hazardous Waste
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Lab.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198811
Contract Number	EPA-68-01-6826