The delineation of DNAPL in a heterogeneous unconsolidated aquifer using a hydro punch sampler and hydrophobic dye testing procedures
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Elmwood Park, NJ (United States)
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Doylestown, PA (United States)
The site is a pharmaceutical facility located in Newark, New Jersey. The facility which has been in operation for approximately 90 years, previously contained a 15,000 gallon underground tank used to store TCE. Upon the tanks removal in the early 1980`s the tank integrity was found to have been compromised. In compliance with the NJDEP Industrial Site Recovery Act, the responsible party was required to locate DNAPL in the aquifer. Due to TCE`s relative density, vertical migration to depths greater than 80 feet has occurred. Lateral migration over distances greater than 500 feet has been documented. Currently, the investigation has focused on the neighboring cemetery, where approximately 20 deep soil borings have been advanced at selected locations downslope of the TCE source area. The soil borings were drilled by mud rotary methods to a depth that was determined in the field to be proximal to the bottom of the heterogeneous unconsolidated aquifer. Continuous split spoon soil sampling for detailed geologic interpretation and field screening utilizing an organic vapor instrument was performed. The Hydro Punch (HP II) sampler was used in the aqueous sampling model to collect a discrete ground water sample from the interface between the aquifer and the till.
- OSTI ID:
- 122440
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9510211-; ISSN 0017-467X; TRN: IM9547%%20
- Journal Information:
- Ground Water, Vol. 33, Issue 5; Conference: 1995 Association of Ground Water Scientists & Engineers (AGWSE) educational program, Indianapolis, IN (United States), 28-30 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Sep-Oct 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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