Environmental Engineering: Barangaroo Remediation Progress Report

This report details a student's progress on the Barangaroo remediation project, focusing on the removal of toxic materials from the site. It provides an overview of the project's objectives, which include ensuring a safe and healthy environment. The report outlines the activities undertaken, such ...Read More

Progress Report Template
Contamination Remediation in Barangaroo Project
Student details (name, ID): _______________
Your Group No: ______________________
Supervisor’s name: __________________________
1. Executive Summary
This paper is about Barangaroo remediation project which aims to remove toxic material from the
site. The overall objective of the Barangaroo project is the safe, effective and efficient removal of
contamination from the site. The contamination remediation is an important topic for providinga
safe and healthy environment for people (Barangaroo Remediation Project Update - August 2018,
2018). This type of projects supports extensive real-time monitoring of dust, noise, water, air,
odor in order to protect community health. According to the recent site updates, nearly 68,000
tons of contamination has removed from the site to NSW EPA licensed facilities. The main
objective of this project is to provide a safe and healthy living environment to tourists, residents
and the next generations. Various research papers have been searched, selected and reviewed to
get deep insights about the chosen project and analyze soil samples with the use of analytical
precision and optical analysis precision to determine the presence of fly ash. This report
summarized the challenges which I have faced while working on this project.
1. Outline of activities undertaken so far
Tasks and progress Time duration Week
Thoroughly analyze the key
requirements of this assessment
3 days 1st
Project topic chosen 3 days 1st

Discuss the chosen project topic with
the professor
1 day 1st
Started working on the chosen project
after taking approval from my professor
4 days 2nd
Site visiting 10 days 2nd & 3rd
Collect samples 7 days 4th
Questionnaires and interviews 4 days 5th
Material testing and analysis 10 days 5th and 6th
Working on the project progress report 7 days 7th
List of activities
During this project, the site survey has conducted in order to assess the extent of
environmental damage and resources and efforts which will be required for site
remediation.
Situ Soil Tests has performed on the affected area for determining the presence of metal
in the soil.
The medical records of people who are living in the nearby area of the site have been
analyzed for analyzing health issues faced by them.
Testing and investigating the presence heavy metals in the soil samples.
Determining the presence of the number of sulfate ions in the ground water.
2. Objectives and Scope: Any changes
The progress of project tasks and activities shows that there is no need to make changes in the
project scope and objectives. The project objectives are listed below:
The remediation of millers point gasworks is necessary for reducing and eliminating
the rampant ecosystem pollution which has a negative impact on the environment.
In this project, the medical records of people in a particular area have been analyzed
to identify the impact of coal on the health of citizens.
The project sub-goals include site survey of visible underground coal tank, testing the
presence of heavy metals in a soil sample, determining the presence of the number of

sulfate ions in the ground water and evaluation of health records of the nearby hospital
to assess health risks which have been faced by the residents.
3. Progress so far
Various reputable journal articles have been searched, selected and reviewed to get deep
insights about the chosen project.
The soil and water samples have collected from the site.
The soil samples have been analyzed with the use of analytical precision and optical
analysis precision to determine the presence of fly ash.
The project results would help the team members who are working on the remediation
project to focus on most contaminated and affected areas of the site.
4. Up-to-date Literature Review related to your topic
(Oh et al., 2014) studied the importance of phytoremediation technology in the remediation and
management of contaminated soils. It is green and eco-friendly emerging technology which is
using natural properties of plants for remediating contaminated sediments, waster and soil (Liao
et al., 2014). There are various bioremediation techniques such as in-situ, ex situ, bioreactors,
precipitation, microfiltration and electrodialysis through which pollutants can be distributed from
contaminated water, soil and air (Sharma, 2012). It is important for project teams to select the
most appropriate soil remediation method on the basis of the type of pollutants, concentration and
site characteristics (Vasarevičius, 2010).
(Wong et al., 2013) explored civil engineering challenges which have been faced during adoption
of innovative remediation solutions including baseline retention, past contamination, design of
foundations, groundwater control, superstructure design, transfer structures over the proposed rail
tunnels, foundation construction in reclaimed land etc. in context to Barangaroo project. In the
Barangaroo project, it is highly challenging to construct diaphragm due to the presence of buried
old structures, open rock rubbles, etc. The findings of (Liu and Luo, 2011) showed that
granulated red mud can reduce the presence of zinc & lead in the acidic contaminated soil
successfully. Bio-contact oxidation is an effective water treatment technology which offers stable
treatment effect (Olson et al., 2014). This technique is widely used for river water treatment (Zhu
et al., 2010). In-situ remediation is an appealing low-cost methodology which has been used for

the Barangaroo remediation project (Tsang, 2014). The depth of penetration of the plume
permeability of the type of soil, the value of contaminated soil, and the land use of the area are
the most important factors which specify the need of implementation of in-situ remediation
technique (Azubuike, Chikere and Okpokwasili, 2016). In-situ technology can be used near the live
gas plants (CLAIR, 2015). Moreover, the challenges in the promotion of in-situ remediation have
attributed to low perchlorate-degradation potential in sediments which contain high concentration
of perchlorate, limitations in delivering electron donor by injecting enriched water solution and
improved infiltration of water from land surface leads to decrease the leaching of perchlorate to
soil and ground water (Avishai et al., 2017).
(Tang et al., 2013) evaluated the applications of biochar for remediating contaminated soil with
organic pollutants and heavy metals. The study findings showed that the use of biochar reduces
the efficacy of pesticides. Moreover, fly ash can be considered as the most disastrous and
hazardous for the health of living organisms. Coal and fly ash consist of heavy metals like Pb, Ni,
Fe, Mn and Cr (Verma, Madan, and Hussain, 2016). The chromium contamination of water and
soil raises critical mental and physical health hazardous for human beings (Krishnakumari, 2018).
However, the exposure of chromium through drinking water, ingestion of food, dermal contact
and inhalation can cause chronic health issues like developmental and reproductive issues
(Kanchinadham et al., 2015). In the current scenario, there are various biological, physical and
chemical treatments are available of remediation of soil such as actinide chelates, chemical
immobilization, critical fluid extraction, oxidation, photodegradation, capping, incineration
technologies, etc. (Kumari and Prasad, 2014). It is highly challenging to decide which technique
should be used for particular soil remediation project. According to the findings of a study
conducted by (CLAIR, 2015), civil engineering methods and in situ techniques should be applied
for groundwater and soil to treat the contamination. At former manufactured gas plants (MGP),
soil contamination with iron-cyanide is the biggest issue which can be resolved through neutral
solution extraction technique (Sut, Repmann and Raab, 2014).
5. Outcomes so far specific to your project topic
Burning of coal in the miller point gasworks plant is very dangerous because it reduces
the capability of rocks and soil adversely.

The burning of coal has an adverse impact on plants which grow with contamination
water and soil.
Brain damage and cancer are major health concerns caused by the use of contaminated
water and soil.
The overall safety of residents and tourists in Barangaroo can be enhanced through soil
and ground water remediation.
6. Outline your interaction with your supervisor & your group so far
I have conducted meetings with my professor to discuss project progress. In the first
meeting, I gave an overview of the chosen topic.
In the second meeting, I gave a presentation on the project to the professor for obtaining
his feedback.
In the first week, I have formed a group of my friends. We are decided to meet twice in a
week to discuss project progress throughout the project life cycle,
7. What challenges are you facing, and how do you propose to address
these?
 I face difficulty while collecting a sample of contaminated soil from different locations. I
have resolved this problem by taking help from my guide.
 Due to different soil types and environmental characteristics, it is difficult for me to
analyze the contamination of heavy metals in soil. I have searched various online videos
related to remediation of soil to successfully analyze the collected samples of soil.
 While reviewing the literature of journal articles, I came to know that there are various
remediation techniques available which can be used for remediation of contaminated
water and soil. I faced difficulty in the selection of the right remediation technique for my
project. I have resolved this problem by taking the help of my group mates and professor.
I have wasted a lot of time to solve this problem and it could be difficult for me to
complete the project within the estimated time. I have worked longer hours on this project
to get better marks.

8. Modified Project Plan and Timeline
In the modified plan, the time duration of material testing has been increased because I have
wasted a lot of time in the selection of appropriate remediation technique. On the other hand, the
total time required to document a final report has reduced to manage the work within tight
deadlines.
9. Final technical paper details
Reputable journal – IEEE
Jing, Y., Gao, B., Jing, Y. and Ma, Z. (2011). Potential ecological risk assessment of soil heavy
metals contamination around coal gangue piles of Baodian coal mine area of Shandong, China.
2011 International Conference on Electrical and Control Engineering.
Template
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Materials and methods
o Data treatment with analysis and computer software
o Sampling and preparation
 Results and discussion
 Conclusion
 Acknowledgement
 References

10. Template for your Journal Paper

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