Microbial carbon dioxide generation and oxygen utilization in the unsaturated subsurface at a gasoline spill site. Rept. for Mar 89-Oct 90

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5566026

Kampbell, D H

Twenty years after an estimated spill of 36,000 gallons of aviation gasoline at an airport location a major portion still remains as oily phase residue just above the water table. The plume extends downgradient 360 meters. The vertical profile is a uniform beach sand to 15 meters with the water table near five meters. Soil gas measurements have been done at various depths throughout the vertical profile. Generally the relationship was direct with depth for fuel vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide, but not with oxygen where active degradation processes occurred. Bioprocess enhancement occurred beneath a turf area receiving fertilizer and sprinkler water.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, OK (USA). Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5566026
• Report Number(s): PB-91-162644/XAB; EPA--600/D-90/250
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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BIODEGRADATION
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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DECOMPOSITION
DECONTAMINATION
DISTRIBUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
HYDROCARBONS
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
MASS TRANSFER
MICROORGANISMS
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PLUMES
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SOILS
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WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER TABLES