
Dr. Sheng Huang
Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute (Group) Co., Ltd, China
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Abstract:
The application mode and evaluation methods of green and sustainable remediation (GSR) were investigated in a soil remediation project. On-site equipment, materials, and energy usage were recorded, and environmental footprints were calculated using qualitative and semiquantitative methods. Replacement of equipment with appropriate power, reduction of redundant drive routes, increase of the reuse ratio of on-site and off-site materials, and optimization of remediation among other improvements should be implemented. Conventionally, the total air pollutant emission, water consumption, energy use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission were 1,682 kg, 3,093 t, 249.5 MWh, and 320 t CO2e, respectively. Furthermore, on basis of 10 best management practices (BMPs) selected, the all-life cycle of the project was optimized using the GSR concept by eliminating inappropriate practices; redundant drive route was reduced by 19.8% using ArcGIS and TravellerAPP, while the reuse ratio and remediation method were theoretically optimized. Environmental footprint and accident risk of remediationwere sharply reduced based on a combination of BMPs and quantitative evaluation. Air pollutant emission, hazardous gas, water, and energy consumption were reduced by 46.2%, 50.8%, 28.3%, and 40.5%, respectively, and GHG emission decreased by 147.4 t. Finally, confronting barriers and recommendations for GSR administration particularly in developing countries were summarized. This study theoretically and practically applied the GSR concept to an actual project in China. Association of on-site data with remediation activities and its optimization can provide technical and administrative support for GSR development and engineering practices.
Biography:
Sheng
Huang, Ph.D, senior engineer, Registered Environmental Protection Engineer ,
Constructor, Registered Consulting Engineer. Shanghai Rising Star, Shanghai
Sailing Plan Star, Changzhou Science and Technology Expert Database Expert. He
has published 9 academic books, and is the editor in chief of two books, the
associate editor of one, and have eleven granted patents. He’s published 24 academic
papers. He is also the associate editor of one journal and has reviewed twenty
papers. His research lies in environmental protection, soil and groundwater
remediation, waste management, bioremediation and industrial waste disposal. He
is leading three scientific programs including research on key technologies for electrodynamic
enhancement-microbial joint remediation of organically contaminated soil, study
on the control mechanism of soil function disturbance in permanganate
preoxidation-biological remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil.
As a project manager, he worked on several soil and water remediation projects,
including soil remediation project of plots in Dinghai Community, Yangpu
District, contaminated site restoration project at in conditional construction zone.