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Project
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Services
Provided
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Outcome
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Coal tar contaminated soils from Steel
Street gasworks
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Mine arsenic trioxide waste
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in WA DEC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Persistent organic pollutant (PCB, OCP)
destruction facility
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Performed a compliance review for trade
waste and storm water management
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The project resulted in the introduction of
new technologies to mitigate a breach in the site trade waste permit and
environmental license
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Coke oven gas residues (PAH, B(a)P, CN, Hg,
TPH)
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Tin plating residues
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Performed a review of the international
waste export requirements
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The project resulted in the client
arranging for the export of the waste for reuse
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Steel manufacturing swarf
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Performed a review of the international
waste export requirements
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The project resulted in the federal
environmental regulator granting a Basel export exemption
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Steel manufacturing residues
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Performed a review of the international
waste export requirements
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The project resulted in the federal
environmental regulator granting a Basel export exemption
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Coal tar contaminated soils (PAH's,
CN and phenols)
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Char Waste
(PAHs including B(a)P,
and TPH)
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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AFU waste (TPH, PAHs and BTEX)
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Classification and disposal of laboratory
chemicals in accordance with the introduction of EPA Victoria Publication 996
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Prepared a hazard classification
methodology
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Methodology was approved by EPA Victoria
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Diamond mine waste (tetrabromoethane, tribromoethane)
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Arsenic and lead
contaminated soil and tailings from a former silver mine
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Performed a chemical fixation and
solidification project for the treatment of of arsenic and lead contaminated
soil
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Pesticide contaminated soil,
chlorpyrifos, triclopyr, picloram, fluoxypyr, 2,4-D, xylenes, trichloroethanes
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Developed a chemical fixation and
solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Total Waste Management Software
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Managed the development and implementation
of the TWM® waste and resource tracking software
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This system is now used by a number of
Australia’s largest organisations to track waste management from a
regulatory, commercial and environmental perspective. The system was selected
by the Australian government for exhibition at the recent World Expo held in
Japan
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Coal tar contaminated waste from Abbotsford
gas works (B(a)P, PAHs)
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Arsenic waste
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in SA EPA issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Introduction of the new hazard classification
system for PIW - Publication 996
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Developed a waste assessment and
classification protocol for the classification of prescribed industrial waste
(PIW)
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Publication 996 establishes a new waste
classification system for hazardous wastes (i.e. PIW) for the state of
Victoria.
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Protocols for contaminated absorbents and
rags
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Developed a waste classification protocol
for contaminated absorbents and rags in accordance with Publication 996
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Resulted in EPA Victoria preparing a hazard
classification for absorbents and rags
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Protocol for contaminated packaging (e.g.
drums, bags etc)
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Developed a waste classification protocol
for contaminated packaging (eg drums, bags etc) in accordance with
Publication 996
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Resulted in EPA Victoria preparing a hazard
classification for contaminated packaging wastes
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Publication 996
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Performed a waste category streaming
project for the introduction of the new hazard classification criteria for
PIWs
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The project resulted in EPA Victoria
establishing a set of criteria to assess the potential for treating combined
streams of PIW
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Schedule 4 PIW Waste treatment facilities
in Victoria
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Prepared a contaminant mass balance for the
Schedule 4 PIW Waste treatment facilities in Victoria
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The project tracked the movement of
assessable contaminants from the waste generators through the schedule 4 PIW
treatment facilities
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Publication 996.
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Developed and presented a chemical
immobilisation assessment training program for EPA staff to assist with the
assessment of Immobilisation Approval application
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Assisted EPA Victoria staff adopting best
practice methodologies in assessing contaminant immobilisation applications
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Foundry sands management
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Performed a review of foundry sands
management in Victoria, including review of existing generators, practices and
recommendations for future management
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Provided EPA Victoria with suggestions on
how best to manage foundry sands
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Uranium mine
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Performed a major hazardous chemical
contamination cleanup
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This project involved the segregation of
wastes and thermal destruction of hydrocarbon impacted materials.
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Cockle Creek lead zinc smelter
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Performed a review of the treatment options
for 60,000 tonnes of heavy metal impacted materials
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The project resulted in the establishment
of suitable treatment technologies
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Copper chrome arsenate (CCA) waste (As,
Cr6+)
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Rare earth contaminated residues from a
mineral processing operation in Malaysia
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Developed a chemical fixation and
solidification treatment technology
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The application will allow the company to
reuse the treated residue for a geotechnical stablilisation application
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Mercury contaminated brine Waste
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Developed a chemical fixation and
solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval
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Mercury contaminated soil
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification technology for the proposed treatment of mercury
contaminated soil
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Commercial scale treatment was undertaken.
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Fluoride impacted aluminium wastes
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Prepared a NSW DEC Immobilisation Approval
application
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This resulted in NSW DEC approving an
Immobilisation Approval and waste being disposed of in NSW
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Landfill acceptance
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Performed a technical and market review on
wastes to be accepted at a high security landfill
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The project resulted in the development of
options to expand the catchment of Industrial Wastes
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Electric arc furnace dust (Pb, Cd)
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Developed a chemical fixation and
solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval
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2000 tonnes of coal tar contaminated soil
from the former Katoomba gas works
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Class 4 Dangerous Goods
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Assessed the gas generating potential and
Class 4 Dangerous Goods classification for a byproduct for an aluminium
smelter
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The project resulted in a new material
safety data sheet being prepared that declassified the dangerous goods nature
of the material
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Fluoride impacted materials from an
aluminium smelter
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Performed a treatment project
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and disposed
of in accordance with the approval
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Aluminium by-product product liability
review
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Prepared an assessment of product liability
associated by by-product reuse
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The project resulted in the client
assessing its commercial risk management strategies to limit liability.
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Lead contaminated soil
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Developed a chemical fixation and
solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval
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Liquid Waste Treatment facility
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Prepared an EPA Immobilisation Approval
application for a client for their waste treatment facility
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This resulted in DECC issuing a draft
Immobilisation Approval for the treatment of the residues generated from the
treatment facility
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Polyethylene reinforced magnesium oxide
floor boards
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Performed an occupational health and safety
review including a review of the regulatory requirements for the cutting of
polyethylene reinforced magnesium oxide floor boards
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This resulted in the client developing a
specification to import polyethylene reinforced magnesium oxide floor boards
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Coal tar impacted soils
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology for the treatment of coal
tar impacted soils
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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200 tonnes of nickel contaminated filter
cake
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Polyaromatic impacted pitch residues from
the aluminium industry
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Developed and implemented a chemical
fixation and solidification treatment technology for the treatment of 200
tonnes of polyaromatic impacted pitch residues from the aluminium industry
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The project resulted in NSW DECC issuing an
Immobilisation Approval and the material being successfully treated and
disposed of in accordance with the approval
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Arsenic
contaminated soil in Victoria
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Developed a treatment technology for the
treatment of 2000 tonnes of arsenic contaminated soil in Victoria
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Outcome pending
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PROJECTS