Oil Contaminated Soil

What is it?

Oil contaminated soil is generally the result of leaking underground storage tanks.

- General Info

Beneficial Uses

  • Aggregate for hot and cold mix asphalt processes
  • Concrete aggregate
  • Raw material replacement

- Beneficial Uses
- Case Studies

Properties

  • Oil contaminants are from the same process and have similar properties to asphalt
  • Petroleum products alter soil properties - especially decreasing internal friction between soil particles 

- Engineering Properties
- Environmental Properties

Producers

  • Oily soil is collected when leaking underground storage tanks are removed or repaired.

- Current Disposal
- Material Source
- Economic Template

 

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The University of Maine

ŠThis is an official publication of The University of Maine.  "Beneficial Use of Solid Waste in Maine."

March 12, 2006.  http://useit.umaine.edu/