Feasibility of Using Natural Attenuation as a Remedial Alternative for Explosives-Contaminated Groundwater at Site L1, Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet, Illinois

Abstract

Natural attenuation may be an attractive alternative to more expensive remediation technologies at sites that meet well-defined selection criteria, acceptable risk levels, and that satisfy specific regulatory concerns. Environmental remediation technology is necessarily evolving toward less expensive, less intrusive, long-term solutions. Natural attenuation may be a legitimate and sensible alternative to other remediation methods if appropriate evidence of protection for potential contaminant receptors is documented. A recent study by the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) verified a regulatory attitude of potential acceptance of natural attenuation for explosives-contaminated sites (Balasco et al. 1996). This study confirmed that most regulatory agencies would accept natural attenuation given appropriate scientific, engineering, and risk assessment data.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350749

Entities

People

  • Danny W. Harrelson
  • Douglas Gunnison
  • Joan U. Clarke
  • Judith C. Pennington
  • Mansour Zakikhani

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biodegradation
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Measurement
  • Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Surveys
  • Three Dimensional
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design