Location Burnie, TAS
Client Tas Paper
Product Site Remediation/Contaminated Soil Treatment
TAS Paper is one Australia’s largest pulp and paper mills had ceased production. The company wanted to sell or re-use the site but the local and state regulators would not allow this to happen until all of the necessary demolition and remediation work was complete. After 40 years of continuous operation, the site was heavily contaminated […]
Location Hobart, TAS
Client Nyrstar
Product Regulated Waste Treatment,Transport and Disposal
Virotec implemented the patented ViroFlow™ Technology to treat mercury contaminated filter cake waste at Nyrstar, Hobart Smelter. The waste being treated was generated primarily from Nyrstar’s mercury plant. The key objective was to immobilise the solid waste containing predominantly mercury and arsenic, but with also minor constituents of other heavy metals. The waste was to […]
Location Port Kembla, NSW
Client PKC
Product Regulated Waste Treatment,Transport and Disposal
Port Kembla Copper engaged with Virotec for the treatment, transport and Disposal of Heavy Metal Contaminated filter cake. Virotec provided a complete regulated waste treatment service for this project, the scope covered the following items: On site treatment by Virotec Treatment Team. Supply treatment reagents Treatment to landfill acceptance criteria. Transportation to landfill and EPA […]
Location Ashmore, Queensland
Client Omega Chemicals
Product Tank Cleaning and Contaminated Sludge treatment and disposal
The key objective of this project was to clean a sludge tank containing heavy metal contaminated sludge. The sludge had then to be transported to the designated EPA licenced facility to be neutralised before final removal. Virotec carried out a single stage treatment, which was performed by Virotec operators. The proposed treatment involved the addition […]
