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Remediation of chromate-contaminated groundwater using zero-valent iron: Field test at USCG Support Center, Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:422176
A field test was conducted near an old hard-chrome plating facility on the USCG Support Center near Elizabeth City, North Carolina to evaluate the in situ remediation of ground water contaminated by hexavalent chromium using a passive permeable reactive barrier composed of a zero-valent iron-sand-aquifer material mixture. The remedial effectiveness of this innovative in situ technology was in situ technology was monitored over a one year period.
Research Organization:
National Risk Management Research Lab., Ada, OK (United States). Subsurfaces Protection and Remediation Div.
OSTI ID:
422176
Report Number(s):
PB--97-122915/XAB; EPA--600/A-96/075
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English