The role of colloids in the transport of contaminants at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Denver, CO
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
- Univ. of Waterloo (Canada)
A forced-gradient, pilot-study of ground contaminant transport in an existing plume was conducted at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in November 1991. Plume contaminants included halogenated VOCs, aromatic hydrocarbons, organchlorine pesticides and other more polar organic compounds. The pilot system consisted of an injection well screened over the entire saturated zone, an extraction well located 30 feet away and granulated activated carbon canisters for the treatment of extracted water. Treated water was spiked with bromide prior to reinjection. A series of observation wells was established between the injection and extraction wells. Organic analysis of extracted colloidal material (10K daltons - 0.1{mu}m) showed the colloids to be with substantional amounts of a number of the target analytes including atrazine (100{mu}g/g colloids), dde (3200{mu}g/g) and DDT (400{mu}g/g). In addition, colloidal material was found to be mobile, although slightly retarded (R{sub f} = 1.5 - 2.0) relativeomide tracer.
- OSTI ID:
- 141216
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930304-; TRN: 93:003688-0892
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 205. American Chemical Society national meeting, Denver, CO (United States), 28 Mar - 2 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of 205th ACS national meeting; PB: 1951 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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