Under a (5) five year Technical Services Agreement, CODE managed and operated a Low Temperature Thermal Desorption (LTTD) Portable Soil Purification System located at Merck’s Rahway, NJ facility.

The soil from the thermal desorption was treated with a patented Mercury Absorbant/Chelating Additive. This treatment successfully removed the Mercury from the off gases. The Mercury compound then was removed from the bag house and disposed of at a non-hazardous landfill.

CODE executed three (3) separate phases under the contract:

Phase I - May 1997- September 1997 (Plant Construction and Erection),
Phase 2 - September 1997 - March 1998 (Start-up and Shake-out), and
Phase 3 - May 1998 - December 2003 (Plant Optimization & Production).

CODE’s primary responsibilities were to (1) operate the unit in a safe and prudent manner yielding no lost time or safety incidents; (2) operate within compliance of the five NJDEP operating permits; and (3) attain production objectives of approximately 40,000 tons per year operating no more than 2,000 hours per year.

The LTTD system was located completely outdoors in a socially and environmentally sensitive area imposing operating constraints that required the utmost in planning, coordination, proactive execution, and maintenance.