pride park contaminated land site
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Pride Park Contaminated Land Site. by Angela Varley, Kar-Wai Wong. The Site. Facts 80Ha site Bordered by the River Derwent, and a railway line. The Site. Previous park usage was: Litchurch coke & gas works since 1900s British Rail Locomotive works & sidings Gravel abstraction - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pride ParkPride ParkContaminated Land SiteContaminated Land Site
byby
Angela Varley, Kar-Wai WongAngela Varley, Kar-Wai Wong
The SiteThe Site
Previous park usage was:Litchurch coke & gas works since 1900sBritish Rail Locomotive works & sidingsGravel abstractionIndustrial and domestic landfill
The Modern EraThe Modern Era
Ove Arup & Partners employed to Ove Arup & Partners employed to create an engineering solution which create an engineering solution which waswasEnvironmentally responsibleEnvironmentally responsibleSustainableSustainableCommercially viableCommercially viableBased on sound engineering principlesBased on sound engineering principles
Finding the ProblemFinding the Problem Site was investigatedSite was investigated
‘‘The big problem was that nobody knew the full extent of the The big problem was that nobody knew the full extent of the contamination which had accumulated over 160 years since the contamination which had accumulated over 160 years since the locomotive works started operating there,’ said project manager locomotive works started operating there,’ said project manager Gethyn Davies.Gethyn Davies.
800 soil samples 800 soil samples takentaken Tested for 22 Tested for 22 contaminants including:contaminants including:
•OilsOils•TarsTars•Heavy pollutantsHeavy pollutants•RadiationRadiation
The ProblemThe Problem It lay redundant and blighted by its previous usesIt lay redundant and blighted by its previous uses
Site hazards included:Site hazards included: Soil and groundwater contaminationSoil and groundwater contamination
Ammonia, oils, tars, heavy metals, boron, coal,Ammonia, oils, tars, heavy metals, boron, coal, creosote, phenols, sulphates
Buried concrete structuresBuried concrete structures Loosely consolidated fillLoosely consolidated fill Low level radioactive wasteLow level radioactive waste A relatively flat area giving rise to surface drainage problemsA relatively flat area giving rise to surface drainage problems Tip producing methane gasTip producing methane gas
Biological in-situBiological in-situPhytoremediation
Sustainable method
Chemical and biological process
Removes water soluble contaminants
Treatment wallTreatment wallPorous (holey) wall
Contaminants filtered out, clean water passes through
Not used at Pride Park due to risk of ineffectiveness
Solution overviewSolution overview Bentonite wallBentonite wall
At three kilometres long it is the largest of its kind in Europe, costing At three kilometres long it is the largest of its kind in Europe, costing £1.6m£1.6m
Panels sunk to a depth of 10 metres below the surfacePanels sunk to a depth of 10 metres below the surface A type of mineral deposit consisting principally of montmorillonite clay. A type of mineral deposit consisting principally of montmorillonite clay. Bentonite has a very high surface area, and when fully hydrates Bentonite has a very high surface area, and when fully hydrates
becomes very viscous.becomes very viscous.
Solution overviewSolution overview
Water containment measuresWater containment measures Flood bundFlood bund Raise level of siteRaise level of site
Self contained treatmentSelf contained treatment Groundwater treatment plantGroundwater treatment plant Waste repositoriesWaste repositories