Electrical Resistance Heating in 90ft Bedrock SequenceEasternPennsylvania - Case Study

Site Characteristics

• Treatment volume: 11(100yd:
• Vadose& saturated zone: sand and clay over sandstone bedrock sequence
• Baseline concentrations
• 46,000 [jg/L TCE in water
• 527 mg/kg TCE in soil

Operations

• Treatment adjacent to active manufacturing facility
• Total run time: 91 days
• Industry first: treatment of CVOCs in 90-ft thick bedrock layer
• 1,640,000 kWh applied

Results

• Soil: Removed 399 lb of TCE
• Groundwater: 99.9% concentration reduction