Best Practices Manual for Bioslurping
Abstract
Petroleum hydrocarbons, when released to the ground, may exist in the subsurface environment in the following forms: as vapors in pore spaces, as liquids adsorbed to solids, as liquids in pore spaces (also known as light, nonaqueous-phase liquids [LNAPLs]), and in the dissolved phase. The extent of partitioning and distribution of petroleum products in different phases is governed primarily by the physical properties of the constituents of the petroleum hydrocarbon (e.g., vapor pressure, solubility in water, adsorptivity to solids) and soil characteristics (e.g., organic carbon and/or clay content, porosity). The fate and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons, including the potential for microbial degradation and chemical transformation, also depend on the above properties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- AD1092545
Entities
People
- Amy Walker
- Erick Drescher
- G. B. Wickramanayake
- James T. Gibbs
- Jeffrey A. Kittele
- Matthew C. Place
- Ron Hoeppel
Organizations
- Battelle Memorial Institute