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Pilot scale evaluation of peroxone for treatment of contaminated groundwater. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:675932

Advance oxidation processes (AOPs) are treatment processes that rely on the hydroxyl radical to destroy contaminants in polluted waters. Peroxone is an advanced oxidation process that utilizes the reaction of ozone and hydrogen peroxide to produce hydroxyl radicals without the requirement of ultraviolet light. The USAE Waterways Experiment Station (WES) evaluated the use of peroxone at Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) for treatment of groundwater contaminated with diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP) and low levels of pesticides. This evaluation was performed at RMA using a pilot scale treatment system. Results indicate that DIMP was easily oxidized to below detection limit levels. Optimization of the process indicated that a 250 m1/1 hydrogen peroxide dose in four columns plumbed in series that were all sparged with 2.2% ozonated air at a rate of 2.5 scfm.

Research Organization:
Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Environmental Lab., Vicksburg, MS (United States)
OSTI ID:
675932
Report Number(s):
AD-A--351074/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English