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Soil & Groundwater E-Zine February 2013 |
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Using AquaBupH to adjust aquifer PH: ESTCP-funded project at Charleston Naval weapons station
Elevated levels of trichloroethene (TCE) were found in groundwater at a Department of De-fense (DoD) facility in Charleston, SC. Under an ESTCP-funded in situ technology demonstra-tion project , the Navy had been effectively remediating contamination until a drop in aquifer pH caused dechlorination rates to decline. Solutions-IES responded with a study and applica-tion of buffered substrate to adjust the aquifer pH and restart bioremediation.The ChallengeThe DoD’s Charleston Naval Weapons ... | ||
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Case study: URS - Identifying remediation locations saved hundreds of thousands
One of the biggest threats to public health today is unsafe water. A billion people across the world don’t have access to clean drinking water, in part because many subsurface aquifers have been poisoned.Perhaps the most famous example of this was the Love Canal crisis of 1978. The Niagara Falls neighborhood experienced high rates of cancer, birth defects and other sicknesses due to buried waste. The cleanup and subsequent legal battles and reputation damage cost millions of dollars. More ... | ||
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