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Main Title Critical Evaluation of Treatment Technologies with Particular Reference to Pump-and-Treat Systems.
Author Schmelling, S. G. ; Keeley, J. W. ; Enfield, C. G. ;
CORP Author Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK.
Publisher 1992
Year Published 1992
Report Number EPA/600/A-92/224;
Stock Number PB93-119857
Additional Subjects Water treatment ; Ground water ; Remedial action ; Hazardous materials ; Pumping ; United States ; Aquifers ; Extraction ; Potable water ; Subsurface investigations ; Design criteria ; Environmental transport ; Waste disposal ; Performance evaluation ; Reprints ;
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NTIS  PB93-119857 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Ground-water extraction and treatment, or pump and treat, is the most commonly used technology for remediating contaminated ground water at hazardous waste sites in the United States. There are major limitations to using this technology for restoration of aquifers to drinking-water quality in a reasonable time frame. The major limitations to pump and treat technology, which are connected with the difficulty in extracting of contaminants from the subsurface, can be explained in terms of the basic processes controlling subsurface contaminant transport and fate. The same processes that limit the effectiveness of pump and treat limit most other aquifer remediation technologies, as well. It is important to understand and account for these processes when designing aquifer remediation projects. Research is being carried out by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other organizations to reduce some of the limitations and improve the efficiency of pump and treat.