Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation A Case Study (Hb 2018) Hardcover

Cleaning up and redeveloping former manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites presents major technical and cost hurdles for current property owners, including cities and other public organizations involved in revitalizing brownfields, as well as their environmental consulting engineers. Because many components of coal tar are toxic, sites polluted by former gasworks operations pose a serious risk to public health. This book will explore the history of the manufactured gas industry in Massachusetts, which was the largest in the United States, along with the toxicity of waste materials from these plants, the technical difficulties encountered during the cleanup process, and the procedures involved in site remediation.