Is There a Potential for Compost Filters/Berms to Become Hazardous Waste?
Focus Area
Water Quality/Wetlands
Subcommittee
Natural Resources
Status
Archived
Cost
Under $99k
Timeframe
1-2 years
Research Idea Scope
Install Compost berms, Compost Wattles in several traffic corridors and test their filtering capacities. At the end of six month intervals, analyze the compost filters/berms for concentrations of heavy metals.
Urgency and Payoff
To prevent water quality violations as well as illegal disposal of hazardous waste.
Suggested By
Raghu P.V. Namburi, ODOT: Geo-Environmental Section, Telephone: (503) 986-3551
Submitted
05/14/2008