groundwater sampling pump Articles

The Puente Hills Landfill in Los Angeles County, California, is the largest operating landfill in North America based on daily tonnage received.  Located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County near Whittier, California, it is owned and operated by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.  It has received approximately 118 million tons of solid waste as of April 2008, ...

Nov. 23, 2015

By QED Environmental Systems Ltd.

QED Pumps are the Pumps of Choice at North America's Largest Landfill The Puente Hills Landfill in Los Angeles County, California, is the largest operating landfill in North America based on daily tonnage received. Located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County near Whittier, California, it is owned and operated by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. It has received ...

Jan. 15, 2017

By QED Environmental Systems, Inc

This paper, authored by University of Connecticut researchers who performed much of the early work on this topic, describe the various processes that bias groundwater samples collected from conventional monitoring wells. In particular, they discuss the dilution of contaminants that occurs when clean water is simultaneously drawn into monitoring wells pumped to produce groundwater ...

Dec. 31, 1996

By Solinst Canada Ltd.

These studies are the second part of a two year project that examines decontaminating groundwater sampling devices. In the first year, the efficiency of various decontamination protocols was tested using small test pieces of materials that are commonly used in groundwater sampling devices. Those tests showed that a hot detergent wash and rinse followed by hot air drying (105°C) was the most ...

Dec. 31, 1996

By QED Environmental Systems, Inc

ABSTRACT BOS 200® successfully remediates petroleum groundwater impacts in fractured bedrock at a former truck stop. Based on the post-injection groundwater results from the pilot test and full-scale injection, a No Further Action letter was issued in February 2015. CHALLENGES Over a period of 20 years, site investigation activities revealed a 320 foot ...

Dec. 15, 2016

By Remediation Products Incorporated (RPI)

In 1992, remedial activities began at the Shively Service Center located in Radcliff, Kentucky. After the leaking underground storage tanks were removed from the site approximately 1,500 cubic yards of BTEX impacted soil was excavated and disposed off-site from the tank pits. Based on the review of historical sampling activities it was believed that the majority of the impacted soils were removed ...

Jun. 12, 2009

By Remediation Products Incorporated (RPI)

19 CMT Multilevel Systems Successfully Installed in Challenging  A facility in Pontypool, Wales, UK was once the location of a plastic forming plant. Over time, chemicals produced through the plastic forming processes were lost into the groundwater beneath the facility, creating a large contaminant plume. Years later it was determined that the plume is ...

Sep. 23, 2015

By Solinst Canada Ltd.

This article tells you how to perform low flow groundwater sampling using a portable, surface-mounted pump with no decontamination required before each use and  no chance of cross contamination between wells. An inertial lift pump moves a dedicated (stored in the well) pumping tube rapidly up and down.  A one-way valve on the bottom admits water on the down stroke and ...

May 19, 2011

By RotaPump, Inc

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Jul. 21, 2014

By Eijkelkamp Soil & Water

Untitled Document INTRODUCTION Two sites in southern Ontario were studied through instrumentation ...

Dec. 31, 1990

By Solinst Canada Ltd.

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Dec. 31, 1994

By Waterra USA Inc.

This article describes a groundwater monitoring procedure that does not require decontamination of pumping equipment, eliminates the chance of cross contamination between wells, and uses a surface pump.  Two surface pumps are described, one for water level depths less than 25 feet and one for water level depths greater than 25 feet. Install Dedicated Pumping Tubes ...

May 19, 2011

By RotaPump, Inc

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Dec. 31, 2000

By Solinst Canada Ltd.