In-situ stabilisation of chemical waste (PR37)

ISBN: 978-0-86017-837-8Author: M R Sansom Number of pages: 67 (paperback)

Publisher: CIRIA

Date of Publication: November 2000

This report is a case study of the application of deep in-situ soil mixing, using a cementitious slurry, to encapsulate and neutralise contaminated waste within a landfill from which contaminated groundwater is leaching into an adjacent estuary. The technology described is the patented Colmix process. Part of CIRIA's contaminated land programme. Key words: pollution prevention, contaminated land, urban regeneration, ground improvement.