The Effects of Surfactants on the Desorption of Organic Contaminants from Aquifer Materials

Abstract

The efficiency of removing organic contaminants from groundwater aquifers by the pump and treat process is adversely affected by the retardation of the contaminant's mobility due to adsorption onto aquifer material. The use of surfactants in conjunction with the pump and treat process has the potential for improving contaminant mobility by solubilizing the adsorbed contaminant. (eg)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218058

Entities

People

  • James L. Brickell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Crystal Structure
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Fatty Acids
  • Groundwater
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Mass Transfer
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Surface Tension

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.