Continuous bioventing monitoring using a new sensor technology
Abstract
Vadose zone oxygen sensors can be used effectively to improve bioventing operation and monitoring. The capabilities of the oxygen sensors for continuous oxygen measurements unattended can improve the current methods and offer alternative approaches for respiration measurements. These sensors have been used to develop a new dynamic technique of evaluating in situ respiration rates during air injection or vapor extraction which has several advantages over the traditional static oxygen uptake method. By using a subsurface oxygen sensor, the dynamic technique offers continuous monitoring capability during the bioventing process. Unlike the traditional respiration test that measures localized respiration rates, this method determines an average respiration rate in the air flow path. Because the measurements can be made at the startup of a remediation process, the operation can run without interruption. The application of this new technique and its advantages are documented in three sites.
- Authors:
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- Unocal Corp., Brea, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 492237
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950483-
ISBN 1-57477-006-3; TRN: IM9730%%116
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international in situ and on-site bioreclamation symposium, San Diego, CA (United States), 24-27 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Monitoring and verification of bioremediation; Hinchee, R.E. [ed.] [Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)]; Douglas, G.S. [ed.] [Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States)]; Ong, S.K. [ed.] [Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)]; PB: 283 p.; Bioremediation, Volume 3(5)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BIODEGRADATION; REMEDIAL ACTION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; IN-SITU PROCESSING; OXYGEN; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; MONITORING
Citation Formats
Li, D X. Continuous bioventing monitoring using a new sensor technology. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Li, D X. Continuous bioventing monitoring using a new sensor technology. United States.
Li, D X. 1995.
"Continuous bioventing monitoring using a new sensor technology". United States.
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abstractNote = {Vadose zone oxygen sensors can be used effectively to improve bioventing operation and monitoring. The capabilities of the oxygen sensors for continuous oxygen measurements unattended can improve the current methods and offer alternative approaches for respiration measurements. These sensors have been used to develop a new dynamic technique of evaluating in situ respiration rates during air injection or vapor extraction which has several advantages over the traditional static oxygen uptake method. By using a subsurface oxygen sensor, the dynamic technique offers continuous monitoring capability during the bioventing process. Unlike the traditional respiration test that measures localized respiration rates, this method determines an average respiration rate in the air flow path. Because the measurements can be made at the startup of a remediation process, the operation can run without interruption. The application of this new technique and its advantages are documented in three sites.},
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