Former Chemicals Manufacturing Facility, Belfast
This 2ha site housed a former fuel storage and distribution facility. The contaminated land was to be redeveloped for residential properties with landscaped areas and hard standing. Some of the materials on site were not only contaminated but also were geotechnically unsuitable.
2500m3 of contaminated land and sludge’s were excavated and treated using chemical stabilisation techniques. The resulting treated material had CBR values in excess of 15% and was used instead of imported sub-base to the areas of hard standing thus providing a saving to the build contract.
Client
Design and build contractor
Site
Former chemicals manufacturing facility, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Problem
Soils and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons
Technologies utilised
Ex situ treatment of soils by chemical stabilisation
Remediation criteria
Suite soil and groundwater criteria set by independent consultant and Environment Agency
Validation
Independent consultant on completion of remedial works
