Patent ID: 6276871
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B09C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of treating soil, sediment, or sludge contaminated with organic compounds, the method comprising the steps of:(a) introducing a source of ferrous (Fe.sup.+2) ion to the soil;(b) mechanically agitating the soil of step (a) so that the ferrous ion source becomes mixed in the soil;(c) measuring the pH of the soil resulting from step (b);(d) adjusting the pH of the soil of step (b), if necessary, to a pH in the range of 5-7 by adding a pH-adjusting agent to the soil;(e) introducing hydrogen peroxide to the soil resulting from steps (b) or (d); and(f) mechanically agitating the soil resulting from step (e).