| Title: |
Remediation of Basford Gasworks Using Soil Washing (Technology Demonstration Project 2)
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> methodology description
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2003 |
| Author 1/Producer: |
CL:AIRE
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Beck P., Wallace S., Sweeney R., Harries N.D.
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Report / download web link (=direct link): |
http://www.claire.co.uk/technology_pub.php
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->BTEX
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->PAH
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Ex situ treatment technologies
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| Long description: |
The former Basford Gas Works, occupying 7.76 hectares of low lying ground on the
floodplain of the River Leen, is located approximately 2.5 miles to the north-east of
Nottingham City Centre. The site is owned by Lattice Property Holdings Ltd (LPH). The gas
works were operational from 1854 to 1972, and provided valuable by-products for industry
including coke, motor benzol, sulphuric acid and ammonium sulphate.
In 1972, the manufacture of gas at Basford ceased and the site was decommissioned.
During the period 1995-1997, LPH conducted several site investigations to determine the
nature and extent of contamination, and to identify appropriate remedial techniques. The
site characterisation work identified major contaminants in the form of gas production byproducts
such as tars and ammoniacal liquors consisting of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, and ammonia.
A detailed review of the site characterisation data suggested that the granular nature of the
natural soil and made ground, and contaminant concentrations were likely amenable to
treatment by soil washing.
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Submitted By:
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Mr John Henstock WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 10/05/2006
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