Monitoring bioremediation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry. Master's thesis

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:7079322

Visser, V P

Bioremediation has repeatedly been demonstrated to be an innovative and effective technology for a wide variety of chemically contaminated environments. Although, once predominantly used in wastewater treatment, bioremediation technology is now being applied to soils, ground and surface water, and sludges. The contaminates include chemicals such as crude oil, petroleum hydrocarbons, fuels, and solvents. Regardless of the type of contaminant, the success of any bioremediation approach includes these essential elements; site characterization, initial bioassessment testing, detailed laboratory testing, hydrologic modeling, installation and start-up, process monitoring and operation, final sampling and closure, reporting and management. A major expense in bioremediation can be associated with monitoring the degradation of contaminates. This cost may be reduced by applying readily available, simple analytical methods and instrumentation to the monitoring of the bioremediation process. Our research involves the monitoring of the bioremediation of ground water contaminated by low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by adapted alfalfa plants and their associated rhizosphere bacteria.

• Research Organization: Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
• OSTI ID: 7079322
• Report Number(s): AD-A-279631/6/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MONITORING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REMEDIAL ACTION
WATER