In-situ bioremediation of contaminated ground water

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7128764

Sims, J L; Suflita, J M; Russell, H H

In-situ bioremediation, where applicable, appears to be a potential cost-effective and environmentally acceptable remediation technology. Suflita (1989) identified characteristics of the ideal candidate site for successful implementation of in-situ bioremediation. These characteristics included: (1) a homogeneous and permeable aquifer; (2) a contaminant originating from a single source; (3) a low ground-water gradient; (4) no free product; (5) no soil contamination; and (6) an easily degraded, extracted, or immobilized contaminant. Obviously, few sites meet these characteristics. However, development of information concerning site specific geological and microbiological characteristics of the aquifer, combined with knowledge concerning potential chemical, physical, and biochemical fate of the wastes present, can be used to develop a bioremediation strategy for a less-than-ideal site.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• OSTI ID: 7128764
• Report Number(s): PB-92-224336/XAB; EPA--540/S-92/003
• 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.
AQUIFERS
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL SPILLS
CLEANING
CONTROL
DECOMPOSITION
DECONTAMINATION
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
REMEDIAL ACTION
STORAGE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL