Midvale, Utah
The site was contaminated from foundry and smelting operations, The US EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) program conducted demonstration of The MBS process at the Midvale slag Superfund site in Utah, Under the auspices of the EPA, an aggregate total of approximately 500 tones of three wastes streams each contaminated with Arsenic, Cadmium and lead were treated: Soil fill, slag Pile B and Miscellaneous Smelter Waste without brick. TCLP lead values were reduced on the all three wastes to fractional/non-detectable levels.
Additionally Cadmium and Arsenic were simultaneously reduced to below regulatory criteria.
