In-situ remediation system and method for contaminated groundwater
Abstract
A system for removing volatile contaminants from a subsurface plume of contamination comprising two sets of wells, a well for injecting a fluid into a saturated zone on one side of the plume and an extracting well for collecting the fluid together with volatilized contaminants from the plume on the other side of the plume. The fluid enables the volatile contaminants to be volatilized and carried therewith through the ground to the extracting well. Injecting and extracting wells are preferably horizontal wells positioned below the plume in the saturated zone and above the plume in the vadose zone, respectively. The fluid may be air or other gas or a gas and liquid mixture depending on the type of contaminant to be removed and may be preheated to facilitate volatilization. Treatment of the volatilized contamination may be by filtration, incineration, atmospheric dispersion or the like.
- Inventors:
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- Aiken, SC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866967
- Patent Number(s):
- 4832122
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- in-situ; remediation; method; contaminated; groundwater; removing; volatile; contaminants; subsurface; plume; contamination; comprising; sets; injecting; fluid; saturated; zone; extracting; collecting; volatilized; enables; carried; therewith; ground; preferably; horizontal; positioned; below; vadose; respectively; air; gas; liquid; mixture; depending; type; contaminant; removed; preheated; facilitate; volatilization; treatment; filtration; incineration; atmospheric; dispersion; positioned below; contaminated groundwater; liquid mixture; removing volatile; vadose zone; saturated zone; in-situ remediation; carried therewith; volatile contaminants; subsurface plume; situ remediation; /166/210/405/588/
Citation Formats
Corey, John C, Looney, Brian B, and Kaback, Dawn S. In-situ remediation system and method for contaminated groundwater. United States: N. p., 1989.
Web.
Corey, John C, Looney, Brian B, & Kaback, Dawn S. In-situ remediation system and method for contaminated groundwater. United States.
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"In-situ remediation system and method for contaminated groundwater". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866967.
@article{osti_866967,
title = {In-situ remediation system and method for contaminated groundwater},
author = {Corey, John C and Looney, Brian B and Kaback, Dawn S},
abstractNote = {A system for removing volatile contaminants from a subsurface plume of contamination comprising two sets of wells, a well for injecting a fluid into a saturated zone on one side of the plume and an extracting well for collecting the fluid together with volatilized contaminants from the plume on the other side of the plume. The fluid enables the volatile contaminants to be volatilized and carried therewith through the ground to the extracting well. Injecting and extracting wells are preferably horizontal wells positioned below the plume in the saturated zone and above the plume in the vadose zone, respectively. The fluid may be air or other gas or a gas and liquid mixture depending on the type of contaminant to be removed and may be preheated to facilitate volatilization. Treatment of the volatilized contamination may be by filtration, incineration, atmospheric dispersion or the like.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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