In-situ remediation system and method for contaminated groundwater

Patent · Tue May 23 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7273640

Corey, J C; Looney, B B; Kaback, D S

A system for removing volatile contaminants from a subsurface plume of contamination comprising two sets of wells, a well for injecting a fluid into a saturated zone on one side of the plume and an extracting well for collecting the fluid together with volatilized contaminants from the plume on the other side of the plume. The fluid enables the volatile contaminants to be volatilized and carried therewith through the ground to the extracting well. Injecting and extracting wells are preferably horizontal wells positioned below the plume in the saturated zone and above the plume in the vadose zone, respectively. The fluid may be air or other gas or a gas and liquid mixture depending on the type of contaminant to be removed and may be preheated to facilitate volatilization. Treatment of the volatilized contamination may be by filtration, incineration, atmospheric dispersion or the like. 3 figs.

• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 4832122; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-236438
• OSTI ID: 7273640
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 25 Aug 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GROUND WATER
IN-SITU PROCESSING
VOLATILE MATTER
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
MATERIALS RECOVERY
REMEDIAL ACTION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
EXTRACTION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MATTER
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER
540250* - Environment
Terrestrial- Site Resource & Use Studies- (1990-)