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ORD RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN BIOREMEDIATION
Citation:
Kremer, F V. ORD RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN BIOREMEDIATION. Presented at Bioremediation & Biodegradation: Current advances in reducing toxicity, exposure & environmental consequences, NIEHS, Pacific Grove, CA, 06/9-12/02.
Description:
ORD is conducting research on bioremediation impacting Superfund sites, RCRA facilities, underground storage tanks and oil spills. Work supporting Superfund is focused on understanding monitored natural recovery in sediments for contaminants including PCBs and PAHs. Under RCRA, ORD, in collaboration with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, is in the beginning stage of a 5-year effort in developing the design and monitoring of landfill bioreactors. Additionally, research is being conducted to evaluate alternative covers for landfills to mitigate volatile emissions from landfills. For underground storage tanks, work is continuing on the fate and transport of MTBE in ground water and the development and evaluation of passive and active low cost biological treatment systems. Research is being initiated on the fate and transport of ethanol in ground water and the impact of ethanol upon the hydrocarbon fraction in a gasoline spill. Finally, biotreatment approaches are being developed for remediation of petroleum and non-petroleum oil spills in estuarine and fresh water environments.