Anaerobic biodegradation of BTEX in aquifer material. Environmental research brief
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:590994
Laboratory and field experiments were conducted in two petroleum-contaminated aquifers to examine the anaerobic biodegradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene isomers (BTEX) under ambient conditions. Aquifer material was collected from locations at the source, mid-plume and end-plume at both sites, incubated under ambient conditions, and monitored for disappearance of the test compounds. In the mid-plume location at the second site, in-situ column experiments were also conducted for comparison with the laboratory microscosm and field-scale results. In the end-plume microcosms, biodegradation was variable with extensive biodegradation in some microcosms and little or no biodegradation in others.
- Research Organization:
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 590994
- Report Number(s):
- PB--98-126279/XAB; CNN: Grant EPA-R-819630-01-0
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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