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Main Title Bioremediated Soil Venting of Light Hydrocarbons.
Author Ostendorf, D. W. ; Kampbell, D. H. ;
CORP Author Massachusetts Univ., Amherst.;Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK.
Publisher c1990
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA/600/J-90/397;
Stock Number PB91-171538
Additional Subjects Remedial action ; Land pollution control ; Hydrocarbons ; Biodeterioration ; Hazardous materials ; Waste disposal ; Pesticides ; Chemical spills ; Oil spills ; Soil contamination ; Reprints ; Soil venting ; Traverse City(Michigan)
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NTIS  PB91-171538 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The effectiveness and feasibility of bioremediated soil venting of light hydrocarbons in the unsaturated zone was investigated. Degradation mechanics were considered as a one dimensional balance of storage, linear sorption, vertical advection, and Michaelis-Menton kinetics. The resulting analytical solution was tested successfully against field performance data of an unsaturated clay soil bioreactor for a pollpellant waste gas mixture of propane, n-butane, and isobutane. A series of venting simulations was run to assess the biodegradation of vapors above an aviation gasoline spill in sandy soil at Traverse City, Michigan, based on field and microcosm estimates of the kinetic parameters. Acclimated, nutrient rich soil effectively and feasibly reduced effluent vapor concentration from the strong influent concentration associated with dispersed residual gasoline in the contaminated capillary fringe. Aggregated residual contamination required a stronger airflow for a longer duration while natural kinetics were too slow for feasible and effective treatment by bioremediated soil venting at Traverse City.