water well screen monitoring Articles
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Low-Flow Groundwater Sampling- Techniques Improve Sample Quality and Reduce Monitoring Program Costs
Ground water is often sampled to determine its water chemistry, to see if the water is acceptable for human consumption, or to sec if industrial activity may have caused contamination. Sampling ground water from monitoring wells has traditionally involved "purging" the well to remove stagnant water that may not be representative of in situ ground water quality. Regulatory guidance often ...
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Dry cleaning plant: Boston, Massachusetts
Site Summary Dry cleaning solvents were found in the soil under a parking lot adjacent to a large dry cleaning plant located in a mixed commercial and residential suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. The contamination was traced back to a storm water catch basin in the parking lot which contained sediment and sludge with high concentrations of the dry cleaning solvent perchloroethene (PCE). The ...
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Implications of observed and simulated ambient flow in monitoring wells
The authors of this paper present compelling evidence that conventional monitoring wells act as vertical conduits whenever vertical hydraulic gradients are present (i.e., at most sites). Vertical flow within wells due to natural hydraulic gradients not only makes it impossible to accurately define the vertical distribution of dissolved contaminants within the aquifer, but it can transport ...
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Rapid and specific detection of
Salmonella in water samples using real-time PCR and High Resolution Melt (HRM) curve analysisA real-time PCR assay combined with a pre-enrichment step for the specific and rapid detection of Salmonella in water samples is described. Following amplification of the invA gene target, High Resolution Melt (HRM) curve analysis was used to discriminate between products formed and to positively identify invA amplification. The real-time PCR assay was evaluated for specificity and sensitivity. ...
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A new no-purge, non-displacement groundwater sampler
What Is It? The HydraSleeve sampler is designed to collect representative water samples from monitoring wells without purging. The disposable sampler collects a discreet sample from only the 'fresh formation' water in the screened interval of the well. It is fast, inexpensive, simple to use, generates no purge water and collects a sample suitable for all analytical parameters. Why It Works The ...
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A method for reducing purge volumes in deep monitoring wells: a purging experiment.
Regulatory agencies often require three well casing volumes or more be purged prior to collection of groundwater samples for chemical analysis. Costs are high for testing and disposing of potentially hazardous purge water; therefore, efforts must be made to minimize waste-water volume while obtaining representative groundwater samples. Lockheed sponsored a purge experiment on two deep monitor ...
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Case Study: Aerobic Cometabolism of Vinyl Chloride in Central Ohio
Site Summary: Chlorinated solvents were found in ground water at a former automobile repair shop. The solvents were thought to have been released from an underground storage tank (UST). After the UST and associated contaminated soil were removed, CL-Out® bioremediation was implemented to reduce the levels of contamination to site-specific cleanup goals. Geology and Hydrogeology The site is set in ...
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Groundwater sampling methods and best practices
Determining the availability and quality of groundwater has become an issue for an increasing number of businesses and government agencies. Changes in legislation, pressure on aquifer supplies and a heightened awareness of the impact of industrial activity have made groundwater sampling a hot topic. However, collecting a sample from a monitoring borehole that is truly representative of the ...
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Waterloo Emitters used for Bioremediation Study in High Temperature Saline Groundwater
A study was undertaken to determine the success for aerobic bioremediation of aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) and MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether) in high temperature, saline groundwater conditions. The study included laboratory microcosm experiments, as well as a field trial in Saudi Arabia, in which Solinst Waterloo Emitters were used. To view the full paper published about this study, please visit ...
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Case study - An air/ozone Sparge curtain to protect a municipal supply well
Description Releases of petroleum contaminants from a retail gasoline station in a medium-sized California Central Valley town threatened a municipal supply well immediately adjacent and approximately 200 ft downgradient to the station. Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) was present in groundwater concentrations up to 30,000 micrograms per liter (µg/L) and GRO up to 33,000 µg/L in the ...
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Groundwater: Low-flow Purging and Sampling
Significant timesavings, improved sample process integrity, quality assurance and minimal quantities of potentially contaminated purge water to manage - are attractive as the focus on groundwater quality sharpens and economics demand best cost-benefit based methods Water has become a vitally important resource. Maintaining its quality and quantity and avoiding pollution are set to be watched ...
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How to set up a groundwater monitoring test site
When it comes to groundwater monitoring, testing the water often requires the creation of a borehole at the test site to reach the water below. The process of creating a safe and secure site for everyone involved can sometimes be a lengthy process. The size of the borehole, which drill to use and the response zone are just a few of the considerations that will need to be taken into account ...
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The Alternative to Pump and Treat
Sometimes, an important technological advance begins with a small step – back! Such is the case with remediation of hydrocarbons from groundwater utilizing existing recovery and monitoring wells. For the past few years, state government has based decisions on the amount of clean up that they require by the risk posed to the environment. Risk Based Corrective Action, commonly called 'Rebecca' ...
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Assessing the transport and fate of MTBE
Untitled Document Abstract The ether oxygenates MTBE and TAME have been used in petroleum fuel formulations in the UK since the mid-1980s and have led to contamination of major aquifers with these chemicals, including the Chalk aquifer of southern England. An assessment is made of the controls on the fate of MTBE and BTEX compounds at a contaminated site on the Chalk aquifer, ...
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