A Practical Approach for Remediation Performance Assessment and Optimization at DNAPL Sites for Early Identification and Correction of Problems Considering Uncertainty

Abstract

The objective of this project was to develop and test a methodology to periodically assess and optimize remediation and monitoring strategies at US Department of Defense (DoD) dense nonaqueous phase (DNAPL) contaminated sites with remedies in place (RIP). Methods were developed to model cost and performance of source zone and dissolved plume remediation technologies-including thermal treatment, chemical oxidation, enhanced bioremediation, and reactive barriers-and to optimize system operation and monitoring to meet user-defined cleanup criteria with minimum life-cycle cost, considering uncertainty in performance predictions using a stochastic optimization approach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1073416

Entities

People

  • Alyson Fortune
  • Bob Borden
  • Jack Parker
  • Ungtae Kim

Organizations

  • University of Tennessee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Ecology
  • Groundwater
  • Information Science
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Random Variables
  • Risk Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation