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Title: 100-D Area In Situ Redox Treatability Test for Chromate-Contaminated Groundwater

Abstract

A treatability test was conducted for the In Situ Redox Manipulation (ISRM) technology at the 100 D Area of the U. S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site. The target contaminant was dissolved chromate in groundwater. The ISRM technology creates a permeable subsurface treatment zone to reduce mobile chromate in groundwater to an insoluble form. The ISRM permeable treatment zone is created by reducing ferric iron to ferrous iron within the aquifer sediments, which is accomplished by injecting aqueous sodium dithionite into the aquifer and then withdrawing the reaction products. The goal of the treatability test was to create a linear ISRM barrier by injecting sodium dithionite into five wells. Well installation and site characterization activities began in spring 1997; the first dithionite injection took place in September 1997. The results of this first injection were monitored through the spring of 1998. The remaining four dithionite injections were carried out in May through July of 1998.These five injections created a reduced zone in the Hanford unconfined aquifer approximately 150 feet in length (perpendicular to groundwater flow) and 50 feet wide. The reduced zone extended over the thickness of the unconfined zone. Analysis of post-emplacement groundwater samples showed concentrations of chromate, inmore » the reduced zone decreased from approximately 1.0 mg/L before the tests to below analytical detection limits (<0.007 mg/L). Chromate concentrations also declined in downgradient monitoring wells to as low as 0.020 mg/L. These data, in addition to results from pre-test reducible iron characterization, indicate the barrier should be effective for 20 to 25 years. The 100-D Area ISRM barrier is being expanded to a length of up to 2,300 ft to capture a larger portion of the chromate plume.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
965235
Report Number(s):
PNNL-13349
820201000
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Williams, Mark D, Vermeul, Vincent R, Szecsody, James E, and Fruchter, Jonathan S. 100-D Area In Situ Redox Treatability Test for Chromate-Contaminated Groundwater. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.2172/965235.
Williams, Mark D, Vermeul, Vincent R, Szecsody, James E, & Fruchter, Jonathan S. 100-D Area In Situ Redox Treatability Test for Chromate-Contaminated Groundwater. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/965235
Williams, Mark D, Vermeul, Vincent R, Szecsody, James E, and Fruchter, Jonathan S. 2000. "100-D Area In Situ Redox Treatability Test for Chromate-Contaminated Groundwater". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/965235. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/965235.
@article{osti_965235,
title = {100-D Area In Situ Redox Treatability Test for Chromate-Contaminated Groundwater},
author = {Williams, Mark D and Vermeul, Vincent R and Szecsody, James E and Fruchter, Jonathan S},
abstractNote = {A treatability test was conducted for the In Situ Redox Manipulation (ISRM) technology at the 100 D Area of the U. S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site. The target contaminant was dissolved chromate in groundwater. The ISRM technology creates a permeable subsurface treatment zone to reduce mobile chromate in groundwater to an insoluble form. The ISRM permeable treatment zone is created by reducing ferric iron to ferrous iron within the aquifer sediments, which is accomplished by injecting aqueous sodium dithionite into the aquifer and then withdrawing the reaction products. The goal of the treatability test was to create a linear ISRM barrier by injecting sodium dithionite into five wells. Well installation and site characterization activities began in spring 1997; the first dithionite injection took place in September 1997. The results of this first injection were monitored through the spring of 1998. The remaining four dithionite injections were carried out in May through July of 1998.These five injections created a reduced zone in the Hanford unconfined aquifer approximately 150 feet in length (perpendicular to groundwater flow) and 50 feet wide. The reduced zone extended over the thickness of the unconfined zone. Analysis of post-emplacement groundwater samples showed concentrations of chromate, in the reduced zone decreased from approximately 1.0 mg/L before the tests to below analytical detection limits (<0.007 mg/L). Chromate concentrations also declined in downgradient monitoring wells to as low as 0.020 mg/L. These data, in addition to results from pre-test reducible iron characterization, indicate the barrier should be effective for 20 to 25 years. The 100-D Area ISRM barrier is being expanded to a length of up to 2,300 ft to capture a larger portion of the chromate plume.},
doi = {10.2172/965235},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/965235}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
}