Phase Separation Solutions Inc.


Industrial/PCB: 2000 Olympic Games Australia Alberta, Canada Alberta, Canada Makinsons, Newfoundland, Canada Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Download our .pdf handout here: Our Experience, Your Alternative		In 1997-98 the TPS was established in Sherbrooke, Quebec for the treatment of PCB and PAH contaminated soils, sludges and sediments received from a number of clients across Canada. One of the series of projects conducted was the treatment of PCB contaminated soil with a very high percentage of highly plastic clay. This soil averaged 69% clay with 0-80um particle size distribution and an average 23% moisture content. The high clay content makes any treatment process very difficult due to the high surface area and entrapment of hydrocarbons in the pore spaces of the clay particles. The TPS technology successfully treated this material to a PCB remediation criteria of 1mg/kg. In addition to this challenging project, the TPS completed treatment and decontamination of a volume of PCB contaminated soil generated by a Canadian Provincial crown corporation allowing it to complete a major divestiture of assets. The TPS also treated an additional volume of PCB contaminated soil on behalf of a major Canadian financial institution allowing it to complete a significant real estate transaction. During this mobilization the TPS also completed a full-scale treatability test of PAH and PCB contaminated sludge and sediment from the Sydney Tar Ponds site. The TPS is the only technology to have undertaken such a study for what is considered the most contaminated site in Canada, containing over 700,000 mT of PCB and PAH contaminated material. In addition to these contracts, the TPS successfully completed a specific demonstration for the Quebec Ministry of Environment and Wildlife for the treatment of PCB contaminated soils. This project consisted of ~ 200mT of soils with a maximum PCB concentration of 1,045 mg/kg and average feed concentration of 829 mg/kg. The treated PCB concentration was 1.7 mg/kg, a contaminant reduction of 99.8%.