Completion of One-Year Bioventing Test, Building 102 and Area D Sites

Abstract

The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) one-year bioventing test and evaluation projects at the Building 102 and Area D sites have been completed. For each site, Figure 1 provides general site information and Table 1 provides a summary of initial, six-month, and one-year fuel biodegradation rates measured at several monitoring points. Biodegradation rates at both sites have decreased by an order of magnitude over one year of bioventing. This is best explained by an overall reduction in contamination at both sites. Table 2 provides a summary of initial and final soil and soil gas sampling results for total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons (TRPH) and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX). Based on results from your sites and 123 other sites currently under operation, bioventing is cost-effectively remediating fuel contamination a reasonable time frame.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 1995
Accession Number
ADA384455

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Armament Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Biodegradation
  • Contamination
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Governments
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Monitoring
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Respiration
  • Sampling
  • Standards
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Technology Transfer
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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