Containment of subsurface contaminants
Abstract
A barrier is disclosed for reducing the spread of a plume of subsurface contaminants. The apparatus includes a well system for injecting a fluid, such as air, just outside and below the periphery of the plume. The fluid is injected at a pressure sufficient to lower the hydraulic conductivity of the soil from the point of injection to the surface thus establishing a curtain-like barrier to groundwater movement. The barrier is established upgradient of the plume to divert groundwater away, or preferably completely around the plume to reduce the flow of groundwater into or out of the plume. The barrier enables the remediation of the confined contamination and then, when the injection of the fluid is halted, the barrier quickly dissipates. 5 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7079274
- Patent Number(s):
- 5345034
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 8-012864
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 3 Feb 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; GROUND WATER; WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT; POLLUTANTS; CONTAINMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EQUIPMENT; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; WATER; 540220* - Environment, Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Corey, J C. Containment of subsurface contaminants. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Corey, J C. Containment of subsurface contaminants. United States.
Corey, J C. Tue .
"Containment of subsurface contaminants". United States.
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abstractNote = {A barrier is disclosed for reducing the spread of a plume of subsurface contaminants. The apparatus includes a well system for injecting a fluid, such as air, just outside and below the periphery of the plume. The fluid is injected at a pressure sufficient to lower the hydraulic conductivity of the soil from the point of injection to the surface thus establishing a curtain-like barrier to groundwater movement. The barrier is established upgradient of the plume to divert groundwater away, or preferably completely around the plume to reduce the flow of groundwater into or out of the plume. The barrier enables the remediation of the confined contamination and then, when the injection of the fluid is halted, the barrier quickly dissipates. 5 figs.},
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year = {Tue Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
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