Loureiro Contractors, Inc. (LCI) was contracted by a fortune 50 corporation to 
                                                       manage the remediation of a major Superfund site located in Rhode Island. The 
                                                 site had been used as a disposal site for municipal solid waste, industrial waste and
                                          used tires during the 1970's. Following investigations that were conducted in 1997, it
                                     was determined that approximately 60,000 cubic yards of soil were contaminated with 
                                volitile organic compounds (VOCs) and needed to be re remediated. LCI proposed using a 
                           containment building, as specified in Supart DD of 40CFR 265, to treat the contaminated soils
                        instead of the low temperature thermal desorption unit which had been initially specified by a
                     prior consultant. The containment building was designed and constructed with a radiant heating
                  system imbedded in the poured concrete floor.
               
            The contaminated soils were excavated and transported to the containment building, which consisted 
         of a fully enclosed temporary structure, where they were mechanically aerated. Off-gassing VOCs were
       removed using a high capacity ventilation system and subsequently captured in carbon units. The per ton
     treatment cost using the containment building proved to be significantly lower than other treatment and
   disposal options.