Advanced Fuel Hydrocarbon Remediation National Test Location - Biocell Treatment of Petroleum Contaminated Soils.

Abstract

Many military installations face the problem of disposing of small quantities of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils. Biocells are engineered systems that use naturally occurring microbes to degrade fuels and oils into simpler, nonhazardous, and nontoxic compounds. Biocells are able to treat soils contaminated with petroleum based fuels and lubricants, including diesel, jet fuel, and lubricating and hydraulic oils. The microbes use the contaminants as a food source and thus destroy them. By carefully monitoring and controlling air and moisture levels, degradation rates can be increased and total treatment time reduced over natural systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA323444

Entities

People

  • Ernie Lory
  • Jeff Heath

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Supplies
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Microorganisms
  • Moisture
  • Monitoring
  • Petroleum
  • Storage Tanks
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.