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Manipulating Subsurface Colloids to Enhance Cleanup of DOE Waste Sites

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/827249· OSTI ID:827249

This project sought to: (1) understand the forces which immobilize colloids in aquifers, (2) devise aqueous solutions which disrupt these forces, and (3) test the effectiveness of colloid mobilization as a technique for removing colloids from the aquifer.

Research Organization:
MIT, Cambridge, MA; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-96ER14712
OSTI ID:
827249
Report Number(s):
EMSP-54888-1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English