Restoring a stream corridor
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More than 140 residential properties in a small town in the U.S. were cleaned because the soil had been contaminated with metals from a nearby explosive metal factory. Contamination was discovered during a routine investigation of the sites The soil was found contaminated with six metals used in the construction of explosives. The cleanup process, which consisted of excavation and restoration of the contaminated soil, lasted six to twelve weeks.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1995
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Cleanup solution - conflict resolution
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Engineers displayed a computer-generated and cost-effective management models to dispel fears among the local populace and federal officials on the safety of the proposed revamping of the Toms River chemical plant, NJ. Soil contamination in the plant, resulting from in-site waste-dumping, is to be rectified by diverting the contaminated water into the Toms River or the Atlantic Ocean.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1995
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