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BIOREMEDIATION AT WOOD-PRESERVING SITES
Citation:
WILSON, J. T. BIOREMEDIATION AT WOOD-PRESERVING SITES. Presented at The In-Situ Bioremediation Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, August 30, 2007.
Impact/Purpose:
To present information at the In-Situ Bioremediation Symposium
Description:
The removal of organic compounds from ground water during bioremediation at wood-preserving sites is a function of the stoichiometric demand for electron acceptors (oxygen, nitrate, and sulfate) to metabolize the organic contaminants and the supply of the electron acceptors in the ground water. If under ambient conditions after remediation is concluded, the demand exceeds the supply, the plume of contamination will return. If the supply exceeds the demand, the plume will not return even though contamination remains in residual NAPL hydrocarbons.