Energía y Medio Ambiente.Metrología química. Innovacion tecnológica. Fundación Chile

Environmental Evaluation of ENAP Magallanes Pits

Objective
The study aims to prepare a diagnosis of the soil conditions in 20 pits and of the hydrocarbon wastes inside them, following ASTM standards, to establish the extent and concentration of the contamination, with laboratory trials and on-site measurements.
Description
The study carried out for ENAP, included the environmental and risk evaluation of 20 pits located in the eastern sector of the Strait of Magellan, which required the deployment of resources, including the movement of heavy machinery, light drilling equipment, professionals for on-site analysis and sampling work for laboratory analyses.
Expected Results
The project’s main results were the quantitative evaluation Phase II of the pits that were evaluated and the development of a risk classification method in three categories: High, Medium and Low. An Action Plan was also proposed to deal with the evaluation and remediation of the remaining pits, as well as the development of a preliminary protocol for pit closures.
Alliances
Fundación Chile, Battelle Memorial Institute (USA) and ECOREG (Germany).