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Title: D-Area Drip Irrigation-Phytoremediation Project: SRTC Final Report

Abstract

Groundwater in D-Area at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and by-products resulting from discharges of this organic solvent during past operations. Several potential clean-up strategies are being or have been investigated, including a novel drip irrigation-phytoremediation process that is the focus of the treatability study described in this report. The contaminated groundwater in D-Area occurs primarily at depths of 30 to 50 feet below ground surface, well below the depths that are typically penetrated by plant roots. The system investigated in this study involved pumping water from the contaminated aquifer and discharging the water into overlying test plots below the surface using drip irrigation. The test plots contained pines, cottonwoods, or no vegetation (controls). The primary objective was to determine the overall effectiveness of the process for TCE removal and to elucidate the biotic and abiotic pathways for its removal.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
807121
Report Number(s):
WSRC-TR-2002-00080
TRN: US200305%%207
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-96SR18500
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 14 Jan 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; AQUIFERS; BY-PRODUCTS; COTTONWOODS; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PINES; PLANTS; PUMPING; REMOVAL; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; WATER

Citation Formats

Wilde, E W. D-Area Drip Irrigation-Phytoremediation Project: SRTC Final Report. United States: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.2172/807121.
Wilde, E W. D-Area Drip Irrigation-Phytoremediation Project: SRTC Final Report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/807121
Wilde, E W. 2003. "D-Area Drip Irrigation-Phytoremediation Project: SRTC Final Report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/807121. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/807121.
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title = {D-Area Drip Irrigation-Phytoremediation Project: SRTC Final Report},
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abstractNote = {Groundwater in D-Area at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and by-products resulting from discharges of this organic solvent during past operations. Several potential clean-up strategies are being or have been investigated, including a novel drip irrigation-phytoremediation process that is the focus of the treatability study described in this report. The contaminated groundwater in D-Area occurs primarily at depths of 30 to 50 feet below ground surface, well below the depths that are typically penetrated by plant roots. The system investigated in this study involved pumping water from the contaminated aquifer and discharging the water into overlying test plots below the surface using drip irrigation. The test plots contained pines, cottonwoods, or no vegetation (controls). The primary objective was to determine the overall effectiveness of the process for TCE removal and to elucidate the biotic and abiotic pathways for its removal.},
doi = {10.2172/807121},
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year = {Tue Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2003},
month = {Tue Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2003}
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