EP 1110-1-19
30 Jun 01
Exhibit 5-5
Example Operating Parameters
Parameter
Value/Result
Measurement Procedure
System Parameters
Soil mixing rate /
Soil placed in the subplots
Mixing rate or frequency is the rate of tilling for land
was tilled every two weeks.
treatment.
Soil moisture was measured using the gravimetric
12.4 - 22.8 (Lift 1)
Soil moisture content
ASTM standard D 2216-90, Test Method for
12.9 - 21.1 (Lift 2)
(%)
Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content
8.5 - 14.7 (Lift 3)
of Soil and Rock.
6.6 - 7.2 (Lift 1)
Values shown represent the ranges of pH for each lift.
6.8 - 7.5 (Lift 2)
pH
EPA Method SW-846/9045 was used to measure the pH
content.
6.4 - 7.0 (Lift 3)
9 - 15 (Lift 1)
Residence time
Ranges are given for each lift because of the variations
6 - 10 (Lift 2)
(months)
by subplot.
4 (Lift 3)
13 - 99 (Lift 1)
Soil temperature (F)
13 - 102 (Lift 2)
NA
29 - 102 (Lift 3)
Biological Activity
Values represent the ratio of Carbon to Total Kjeldahl
8.8 - 15.4 (Lift 1)
Nitrogen in the soil at the time of measurement for each
Carbon/Total Kjeldahl
8.8 - 78 (Lift 2)
lift. Ranges are shown for the eight treatment subplots.
EPA Methods 415.1 (Modified) and 351.1 (Modified)
6 - 67 (Lift 3)
were used.
Calculation of hydrocarbon degradation was based on
the difference between the initial and final TCIC
13 - 58 (Lift 1)
Hydrocarbon
concentrations in the first lift and dividing that value by
degradation
No values were determined
the amount of time required for treatment of soil in that
(mg/kg/month)
for Lifts 2 and 3.
cell in the first lift. The values shown represent the
range measured for the eight treatment subplots.
"Replica Plating Method for Estimating Phenanthrene-
1.0x10 5 - 5.0x10 7 (Lift 1)
Utilizing and Phenanthrene-Cometabolizing Micro-
7.0x10 2 - 4.5x10 6 (Lift 2)
PAH degraders
organisms," Shiaris, M., Cooney, J., Applied and
(cfu/gm)
No values were determined
Environmental Microbiology, February 1983, Vol. 45,
for Lift 3.
No. 2, pp. 706-710.
7x10 5 - 9.9x10 7 (Lift 1)
"Agar-Plate Method for Total Microbial Count,"
Total heterotrophs
6.3x10 5 - 6.6x10 7 (Lift 2)
F. Clark, Methods of Soil Analysis, Vol. 2, pp. 1460-
(cfu/gm)
1465.
7.0x10 4 - 1.1x10 7 (Lift 3)
NA - not applicable. Measurement procedures are reported only for those parameters where different procedures are available.
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