Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomes
Abstract Farmland within the Williston Basin of North Dakota was the site of the largest terrestrial oil spill to date in the United States in 2013. Over 3200 m3 of oil was released into the topsoil and subsoil, creating a risk to soil, water, and air resources. The purpose of this document is to pr...
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| author | Peter L. O'Brien Thomas M. DeSutter Francis X. M. Casey Abbey Wick Zachary J. Bartsch S. J. Croat Samantha Struffert |
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| description | Abstract Farmland within the Williston Basin of North Dakota was the site of the largest terrestrial oil spill to date in the United States in 2013. Over 3200 m3 of oil was released into the topsoil and subsoil, creating a risk to soil, water, and air resources. The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of results from a 7‐year project investigating the impacts of how thermal desorption (TD), the method used to remediate topsoil and subsoil, impacted contaminant reduction, soil function, and plant productivity simultaneously with site remediation. Soil disturbance and TD decreased soil organic matter and microbial communities, resulting in decreased soil function and plant production. However, TD did not reduce soil microbial recovery 4 years after treatment. Blending TD‐treated soil with uncontaminated topsoil appeared to minimize these negative effects and promote recovery of soil function. These findings provided critical information to stakeholders in the understanding of soil remediation and reclamation in this region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b6531eff2ab406e889c8ae764ee68122024-03-18T05:28:33ZengWileyAgrosystems, Geosciences & Environment2639-66962024-03-0171n/an/a10.1002/agg2.20463Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomesPeter L. O'Brien0Thomas M. DeSutter1Francis X. M. Casey2Abbey Wick3Zachary J. Bartsch4S. J. Croat5Samantha Struffert6USDA‐ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment Ames Iowa USASchool of Natural Resource Sciences North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota USASchool of Natural Resource Sciences North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota USASyngenta Group Fargo North Dakota USAStantec Consulting Services Inc Fargo North Dakota USAStealth Energy Group Williston North Dakota USAMinnesota Valley Testing Laboratory, Inc New Ulm Minnesota USAAbstract Farmland within the Williston Basin of North Dakota was the site of the largest terrestrial oil spill to date in the United States in 2013. Over 3200 m3 of oil was released into the topsoil and subsoil, creating a risk to soil, water, and air resources. The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of results from a 7‐year project investigating the impacts of how thermal desorption (TD), the method used to remediate topsoil and subsoil, impacted contaminant reduction, soil function, and plant productivity simultaneously with site remediation. Soil disturbance and TD decreased soil organic matter and microbial communities, resulting in decreased soil function and plant production. However, TD did not reduce soil microbial recovery 4 years after treatment. Blending TD‐treated soil with uncontaminated topsoil appeared to minimize these negative effects and promote recovery of soil function. These findings provided critical information to stakeholders in the understanding of soil remediation and reclamation in this region.https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20463 |
| spellingShingle | Peter L. O'Brien Thomas M. DeSutter Francis X. M. Casey Abbey Wick Zachary J. Bartsch S. J. Croat Samantha Struffert Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomes Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment |
| title | Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomes |
| title_full | Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomes |
| title_short | Oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption: Project synthesis and outcomes |
| title_sort | oil spill soil remediation using thermal desorption project synthesis and outcomes |
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