A mass-balance approach for assessing PCB movement during remediation of a PCB-contaminated deposit on the Fox River, Wisconsin

Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4245
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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, collected water samples during the September 1 - December 15, 1999 removal of sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from a reach of the Lower Fox River designated Sediment Management Unit (SMU) 56/57. Results of analyses of the samples, along with monitoring activities of several other organizations, were used to delineate and compare PCB mass pathways during the cleanup effort (fig. 1). Results indicate that the cleanup at SMU 56/57 had the following effect on PCB mass: dredging permanently removed more than 650 kg (1441 lb) of PCBs, transported 14.5 kg (32 lb) downstream, and volatilized 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) to the atmosphere; associated activities on the shore returned 0.1 kg (0.3 lb) to the river. This report documents the USGS data-collection efforts and details the mass-balance approach for PCB pathway delineation.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title A mass-balance approach for assessing PCB movement during remediation of a PCB-contaminated deposit on the Fox River, Wisconsin
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 2000-4245
DOI 10.3133/wri004245
Year Published 2000
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s) Wisconsin Water Science Center
Description 8 p.
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Other Geospatial Green Bay, Fox River, Lake Winebago
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Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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