Kosovo:Emergency spill response and soils remediation / disposal
Disciplines
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Environment & Sustainability
Companies
Dorsch International Consultants
Client
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wiesbaden
Duration
From 2001 to 2003
Project Activities
- Standby for 2-hour response and small spill containment (< 800 liters) in Kosovo
- Containment of large fuel spills (> 800 liters) in Kosovo
- Reporting of standby effort and large fuel spill containment
- Performance of spill response tests
- Soil borings and testing
- Excavation, loading, transportation and disposal of contaminated soil
- Disposal of contaminated concrete and debris
- Clean up of ditches affected by spills
- Steam cleaning of oil contaminations on hardstands
- Restoration of surfaces
- Soils remediation
- Documentation
Contact
Dorsch International Consultants GmbH
München (Headquarters)
80687 München
Germany
Phone: +49 89 5797-0
Fax: +49 89 5797-800
E-Mail: info@dorsch.de
Description
Petroleum product spills are an undesirable but unavoidable result of U.S. forces’ activities in Kosovo within the Operation Joint Forge.
Rapid and solid spill response and soils disposal is critical in containment and remediation of any contamination in order to prevent severe environmental damages. As a consequence DORSCH CONSULT has been retained to provide spill response services in Kosovo.
Upon receiving a notice of a spill an emergency spill response team provides all actions and equipment necessary to respond to spills of various sizes within a short time.
Appropriate spill response may comprise visual inspection and marking out of the area, traffic and access restriction, PID measurements, containment / cleanup / excavation, sampling and testing, cleanup success measurements and disposal.
The events resulting in the spill and the actions taken on site for containment and further action are documented.