BioGenesis Washing A High Value, Low Cost Solution for Contaminated Soil and Sediment

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BioGenesis WashingA High Value, Low Cost
Solution forContaminated Soil and Sediment
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BioGenesis Enterprises, Inc.
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Outline

• Who we are
• Value we bring to sediment management
• What we do
• How we have been tested
• What about cost?
• Our advantages and disadvantages

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Who We Are

• Soil and sediment washing technology developer
  founded in 1989
• Technologies tested with US EPA and US ACOE,
  starting in 1991 patented from 1994
• Works with leading engineering firms to
• implement technology nationally and
• internationally

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Value We Bring to Sediment Management

• U.S. EPA validated results 12 years of
  development
• Regulatory acceptance simplifies permitting
• Community understanding of green technology
• Simplicity combined with the flexibility to meet
  project unknowns
• Competitive costs
• Availability of beneficial use options

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BioGenesis Process Flow, NJ Demo
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Technology Implementation
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BioGenesis Process Equipment
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BioGenesis Process Equipment (cont.)
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Environment Canada CoSTTeP Program (Contaminated
Sediment Treatment Technology Program)
Sediment grain size 11 sand, 89 silt and
clay
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U.S. EPA - U.S. ACE WRDA Program (Water Resources
Development Act)
1995 - 1998

• Bench testing
• - Consistent results
• - Average 92 on silt
• - Average 89 on clay

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U.S. EPA - U.S. ACE WRDA Program (Water Resources
Development Act)
1999 2000 Pilot Project in Kearny, New Jersey
Metals
Organics
Sediment grain size 55 silt, 42 clay
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Sediment Treatment Pilot Project Port of Venice,
Italy
Organics Reduction - Batch 1 (mg/kg d.w.)
Sediment grain size 5 sand, 66 silt, 28 clay
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Sediment Treatment Pilot Project Port of Venice,
Italy
Metals Reduction - Batch 2 (mg/kg d.w.)
Sediment grain size 28 sand, 54 silt, 17 clay
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Treatment Cost FactorsContaminant Type
Sediment Matrix
Harder toClean
More Expensive to Clean

PAH
PCB
Pesticides
Increasing Complexity
Dioxin
Metals

Diesel
Gravel
Sand
Silt
Clay
Less Expensive to Clean
Harder toClean
Smaller Particles
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Additional Factors That Affect Processing Costs

• Concentration level and range of contaminants in
  sediment
• Volume of sediment to be treated (i.e. project
  size or long term supply)
• Local market (volume/value) for beneficial use
  products

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BioGenesis Process Effectiveness vs. Cost
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Plant Size vs. Projected Cost for TypicalNY/NJ
Harbor Sediment
Plant Capacity
40 cyd/hr
80 cyd/hr
200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40
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InitialCapitalInvestment (25 30 MM)
AdditionalCapitalInvestment (5 MM)
Treatment Cost per Cubic Yard
500,000
250,000
30,000
Cubic Yards per Year Capacity
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Competitive Costs

• Incineration 200/T
• Chemical dechlorination 200/T
• Vitrification 175/T
• Bioremediation 75-100/T
• Soil Washing 50-80/T
• Thermal Desorption 75-150T
• Solvent Extraction 150-200/T
• Dewatering (no disposal) 50-80/T
• Stabilization (no disposal) 20-50/T
• Capping 15-50/T

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Advantages Disadvantages

• Advantages
• Excellent environmental characteristics
• Excellent safety characteristics
• Simple and understandable
• Controllable, tailorable performance
• Affordable and competitive costs
• Produces beneficial use products
• Disadvantages
• Lowest unit cost requires larger quantities

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Thank You
Charles Wilde BioGenesis Enterprises, Inc. 7420
Alban Station Blvd. Suite B-208 Springfield,
Virginia 22150 USA Tel [phone] Fax
703-913-9704 Email cwilde_at_biogenesis.com Web
www.biogenesis.com
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