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Biofiltration of gasoline vapors from a soil vapor extraction system

Book ·
OSTI ID:116349
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  1. Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Civil and Environmental Engineering
  2. Reynolds Group, Tustin, CA (United States)

Biofiltration was used to treat gasoline vapors produced by soil vapor extraction (SVE) from an area contaminated by a leaking underground gasoline tank. The biofilter was installed upstream of an activated carbon unit. The biofilter removed 25--50% of the vapors in the early months of the project, when more volatile components dominated. Later, the vapors were mostly less volatile materials, and the biofilter removed 40--75%. This behavior was predicted by bench scale experiments. The biofilter was economically successful, and the project provided data for projecting the economic viability of biofilters in similar applications.

OSTI ID:
116349
Report Number(s):
CONF-9507173--; ISBN 0-7844-0095-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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