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Title: Technical protocol for evaluating natural attenuation of chlorinated solvents in ground water. Final report, 1 July 1993--30 September 1994

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:339544

This protocol is designed to evaluate the fate in ground water of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons and/or fuel hydrocarbons. The data collected under this protocol can be used to compare the relative effectiveness of other remedial options and natural attenuation. This protocol should be used to evaluate whether monitored natural attenuation by itself or in conjunction with other remedial technologies is sufficient to achieve site-specific remedial objectives. Understanding the contaminant flow field in the subsurface is essential for a technically justified evaluation of a monitored natural attenuation remedial option; therefore, use of this protocol is not appropriate for evaluating monitored natural attenuation at sites where the contaminant flow field cannot be determined with an acceptable degree of certainty (e.g., complex fractured bedrock, karst aquifers).

Research Organization:
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Technology Transfer Div., Brooks AFB, TX (United States); Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Denver, CO (United States); Geological Survey, Columbia, SC (United States); National Risk Management Research Lab., Subsurface Protection and Remediation Div., Ada, OK (United States)
OSTI ID:
339544
Report Number(s):
PB-99-130023/XAB; TRN: 90882448
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: See also AD-A324 060/3.; PBD: 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English