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ASSESSING UST CORRECTIVE ACTION TECHNOLOGY: A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION OF THE MOBILITY AND DEGRADABILITY OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS
Citation:
Lyman, W., P. Reidy, AND B. Levy. ASSESSING UST CORRECTIVE ACTION TECHNOLOGY: A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION OF THE MOBILITY AND DEGRADABILITY OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-91/053.
Description:
The problems associated with leakage of motor fuels and organic chemicals from underground storage tanks (USTs) are compounded by a general lack of understanding of the partitioning, retention, transformation, and transport of these contaminants in the subsurface environment. he research material presented herein is the result of an intensive data collection and evaluation. he objective of this research was to compile the most up to date and comprehensive knowledge of contaminant behavior in the subsurface into a single document. t provides an understanding of micro-scale fate and transport processes as a means to understanding the larger scale movement of contaminants. his, in turn, leads to a more thorough understanding of the application of corrective measures and remediation techniques. he micro-scale analysis focuses on 13 loci, each of which represents a location and condition in the subsurface environment where and how contaminants may exist after an UST release.