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Remediation Technology for Contaminated Groundwater
Citation:
WILSON, J. T. Remediation Technology for Contaminated Groundwater. Presented at Academic Exchange Center, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, CHINA, October 11 - 17, 2008.
Impact/Purpose:
To look at how passive reactive barriers are used to treat chlorinated solvents.
Description:
Bioremediation is the most commonly selected technology for remediation of ground water at Superfund sites in the USA. The next most common technology is Chemical treatment, followed by Air Sparging, and followed by Permeable Reactive Barriers. This presentation reviews the theory and practice in the USA of anaerobic biodegradation of chlorinated solvents using vegetable oils as the substrate and using soluble substrates such as lactate and molasses as substrate. The presentation also reviews the application of plant mulch in passive reactive barriers to treat chlorinated solvents.