ERD of Residual TCE DNAPL Achieving Nondetect from a Single Injection of Food-Grade Waste
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- 作者：I. Richard Schaffner ; Crystal L. Leavey ; Kevin J. Davis ; Daniel V. Takoushian and Kaleigh Ewing
- 刊名：Remediation Journal
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：Spring 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：26
- 期：2
- 页码：87-100
- 全文大小：990K
- ISSN：1520-6831
文摘
Residual dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) composed of trichloroethene (TCE) was identified in a deeper interval of an overburden groundwater system at a manufacturing facility located in northern New England. Site hydrostratigraphy is characterized by two laterally continuous and transmissive zones consisting of fully-saturated fine sand with silt and clay. The primary DNAPL source was identified as a former dry well with secondary contributions from a proximal aboveground TCE storage tank. A single additive-injection mobilization in 2001 utilizing a food-grade injectate formulated with waste dairy product and inactive yeast enhanced residual TCE DNAPL destruction in situ by stimulating biotic reductive dechlorination. The baseline TCE concentration was detected up to 97,400 μg/L in the deeper interval of the overburden groundwater system, and enhanced reductive dechlorination (ERD) achieved >99 percent reduction in TCE concentrations in groundwater over nine years with no evidence of sustained rebound. TCE concentrations have remained nondetect below 2.0 μg/L for the last five consecutive sampling rounds between 2013 and 2015. ERD utilizing a food-grade injectate is a green remediation technology that has destroyed residual DNAPL at the site and achieved similar results at other residual DNAPL sites during both pilot- and full-scale applications.