Completion of One Year Bioventing Test, Sites 3 and 18

Abstract

The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) one-year bioventing test and evaluation project at Sites 3 and 18 have been completed. 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 Site 3 decreased slightly during the one-year test whereas biodegradation rates at Site 18 remained relatively constant. 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 109 other sites currently under operation, bioventing is cost-effectively remediating fuel contamination in a reasonable time frame. We recommend its application at other sites on your installation using the criteria in the AFCEE Test Plan and Technical Protocol for a Field Treatability Test for Bioventing, May 1992, including Addendum One, February 1994.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 1994
Accession Number
ADA384656

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Armament Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Availability
  • Biodegradation
  • Contamination
  • Contractors
  • Directives
  • Fire Protection
  • Monitoring
  • Pilot Studies
  • Respiration
  • Sampling
  • Standards
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Technology Transfer
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.