Groundwater Model Calibration for a Hydrocarbon Plume in a Sandy, Surficial Aquifer

Abstract

A gasoline-contaminated surficial aquifer, the site of four years of remediation efforts, was investigated using a semi-quantitative soil extraction procedure to determine the vertical distribution of sorbed contaminants present. The effectiveness of contaminant flushing in highly contaminated soils by aquifer augmentation was demonstrated. The site was modeled using BIOPLUME II, an updated version of the USGS Solute Transport Model. Although the model was effectively calibrated to the groundwater flow through the site, the extreme vertical contaminant concentrations as a function of aquifer elevations and time prevented the acceptable calibration of the pollutant transport model to this site. A three dimensional model should be considered. Keywords: Water pollution; Mathematical models; Petroleum products; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200590

Entities

People

  • Steven R. Scanlan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Gases
  • Groundwater
  • Law
  • Liquid Phases
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Measurement
  • Organic Materials
  • Personal Computers
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Spectroscopy.