Proceedings of the Conference on Hazardous Waste Research

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1 Proceedings of the Conference on Hazardous Waste Research Volume I May 21 and 22,1990 Manhattan, Kansas Edited by Larry E. Erickson, Director Center for Hazardous Substance Research Manhattan, KS Published by Engineering Extension Manhattan, Kansas UB/TIB Hannover

2 Contents Volume I Preface Page i The Effect of Influent Acetate Concentration on the Transformation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Compounds in Fixed Film Anaerobic Filters 1 Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Bioremediation of Soil and Water 17 Biodegradation of PCP by Pseudomonas cepacia 47 Biofilm Accumulation in Porous Media 63 Effect of Co-Pollutants on the Movement of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P- Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans in Saturated Soils 77 Modeling of Alachlor and Atrazine at Small Plot in Amana, Iowa 89 Application of Support Bonded Siloxanes and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide for Trace Analysis of Organochlorine Compounds 113 Application of Supercritical Fluid Extraction to the Analysis and Control of Hazardous Waste 123 Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Cleanup Procedures for Determination of Xenobiotics in Biological Samples 138 Evaluation of Supercritical Fluid Extraction for Removal of Organic Contaminants from Soil 152 Nano-Scale Metal Oxide Particles/Clusters as Chemical Reagents. Synthesis and Properties of Ultra-High Surface Area Magnesium Oxide 170 Testing of a Mobile Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer System for the Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 204 Nano-Scale Metal Oxide Particles as Chemical Reagents. Heats of Adsorption of Heteroatom Containing Organics on Heat Treated Magnesium Oxides Samples of Varying Surface Areas 230

3 Some Engineering Considerations in the Application of Soil Venting 257 Adsorption of Benzene, Phenol and a Mixture on XAD-4 and Coal Char 298 Use of Soil Column Test Apparatus for Evaluation of InJSitU. Bioremediation Potential 310 Pentachlorophenol Interactions with Soil 322 APEG-PLUS : Dechlorination of Dioxins, PCBs, and Pentachlorophenol in Soils and Sludges 347 U.S. DOE Applied Environmental R&D Initiatives for Private Sector Involvement in Dealing with Environmental Restoration and Waste Management 356 Demonstration, Testing, and Evaluation Program: Division of Demonstration, Testing, and Evaluation, U.S. DOE, Office of Technology Development 366 Solidification of K061 Waste 385 Effect of Cover Material on Leachability of Lead Mine Tailings 395 Metal Recovery and Reuse Using an Integrated Vermiculite Ion Exchange-Ada Recovery System 417 Hydrometallurgical Treatment of Flame Reactor Processed Missouri Lead Blast Furnace Slag 438 Removal of Heavy Metals by Biopolymer 449 Volume II Biosorption of Metals from Aqueous Solutions 477 Min-Cyanide: An Expert System for Cyanide Waste Minimization in Electroplating Plants 500 Effect of Heterogenity on Transport and Entrapment of Nonaqueous Phase Waste Products in Aquifers 523

4 Effects of NAPL Weathering on Contaminant Transport 541 Fate and Transport of Alachlor and Atrazine in an Unsaturated Riparian Zone A Statistically Averaged Approach to Simulating Groundwater Contaminaton from a Non-Point Source of Pollution 592 The Simulation of Air Flow in Soil Vacuum Extraction Systems by a 3-D Groundwater Flow Model 621 Dispersion Parameters from the Impulse Response Using a Spreadsheet 636 Material Recovery and Treatment Methods Used in the Chromium Electroplating Process 652 Effect of Aeration Rate, and Hydraulic Retention Time on Partitioning of Biologically Reduced Mercury 673 The Perceived Environmental Issues for the 90s: Challenge and Confrontation A Waste Minimization Strategy for Larger Companies in Iowa 685 Training and Technology Transfer: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 691 Hazardous Waste Management in Rural Areas 694 Hazardous Waste Information at Farrell Library 703 Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management~On the Road in Regions 7 and X-Ray Computed Tomography as a Tool in Contaminant Transport Research 715 Effect of Dissolved Calcium Chloride on the Liquid-Liquid Equilibria of the Ternary System Benzene-Water-Acetic Acid 733 Evaluation of Counterflow Oxidation for Regeneration of Granular Carbon Adsorbents 739 Management and Solid Waste Recycling in U.S. Counties 751 Practical Waste Minimization 773 Microbial Carbon Dioxide Generation and Oxygen Utilization in the Unsaturated Subsurface at a Gasoline Spill Site 789

5 1 Degradation of Pentachlorophenol by Lignases Produced by chrysosporinm 797 Photodegradation of Pentachlorophenol 806 An Economic Analysis of Microbial Reduction of Sulfur Dioxide as a Means of By-Product Recovery from Regenerable Processes for Flue Gas Desulfurization. 817 Simultaneous Combined Microbial Removal of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitric Oxide From a Gas Stream 834 Hydrogeologic Investigations at the Inactive Chemical Waste Landfill 856 Influence of the Type and Amount of Binding Agent on the Characteristics of Solidified Arsenic Waste 866 Graph-Theoretic Approach to Process Synthesis: Application to Waste Mimmization 877 Microcosm Treatability of Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons