Environmental restoration at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore Site

Conference · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5040650

Ziagos, J P; Bainer, R W ^[1]; Dresen, M D; Hoffman, J D ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
2. Weiss Associates, Emeryville, CA (United States)

Ground water beneath Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) near Livermore California, contains 19 compounds in concentrations exceeding regulatory standards. These include volatile organic compounds (VOCs), dissolved fuel hydrocarbons, free product gasoline, cadmium, chromium, lead, and tritium. VOCs are the most widespread hazardous materials in the ground water, covering an area of about 1.4 square miles. The other compounds occur sporadically around the site. The LLNL site was added to the National Priorities (Superfund) List in 1987. This paper describes the technology developed at LLNL to remediate soil and ground water contamination. Included in this paper are methods in which site characterization has been aided by using a drilling technique developed at LLNL to evaluate the vertical distribution of VOCs in multiple water-bearing zones in single borehole. The paper also describes the development and implementation of a comprehensive three-step program to investigate and evaluate potential sources of hazardous materials in soil and ground water.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5040650
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-109493; CONF-920851--41; ON: DE92015820
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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