Field Test of Enhanced Remedial Amendment Delivery Using a Shear-Thinning Fluid

Truex, Michael J.; Vermeul, Vincent R.; Adamson, David; Oostrom, Martinus; Zhong, Lirong; Mackley, Rob D.; Fritz, Brad G.; Horner, Jacob A.; Johnson, Timothy C.; Thomle, Jonathan N.; Newcomer, Darrell R.; Johnson, Christian D.; Rysz, Michal; Wietsma, Thomas W.; Newell, Charles J.

doi:10.1111/gwmr.12101

Title: Field Test of Enhanced Remedial Amendment Delivery Using a Shear-Thinning Fluid

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/gwmr.12101· OSTI ID:1557097

Truex, Michael J. ^[1]; Vermeul, Vincent R. ^[1]; Adamson, David ^[2]; Oostrom, Martinus ^[1]; Zhong, Lirong ^[1]; Mackley, Rob D. ^[1]; Fritz, Brad G. ^[1]; Horner, Jacob A. ^[1];

^[1]; Thomle, Jonathan N. ^[1]; Newcomer, Darrell R. ^[1];

^[1]; Rysz, Michal ^[3]; Wietsma, Thomas W. ^[1]; Newell, Charles J. ^[2]

BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
GSI Environmental Inc.
GSI Environmental

Heterogeneity of hydraulic properties in aquifers may lead to contaminants residing in lower-permeability zones where it is difficult to deliver remediation amendments using conventional injection processes. The focus of this effort is to examine use of a shear-thinning fluid (STF) to improve the uniformity of remedial amendment distribution within a heterogeneous aquifer. Previous studies have demonstrated the significant potential of STFs for improving remedial amendment delivery in heterogeneous aquifers, but quantitative evaluation of these improvements from field applications are lacking. A field-scale test was conducted that compares data from successive injection of a tracer in water followed by injection of a tracer in a STF to evaluate the impact of the STF on tracer distribution uniformity in the presence of permeability contrasts within the targeted injection zone. Data from tracer breakthrough at multiple depth-discrete monitoring intervals and electrical resistivity tomography showed that inclusion of STF in the injection solution slowed movement in high-permeability pathways, improved delivery of amendment to low-permeability materials, and resulted in better uniformity in injected fluid distribution within the targeted treatment zone.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1557097

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-101736

Journal Information:: Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, Vol. 35, Issue 3

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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