Short-Term Pilot Test for the Bioslurping Field Initiative at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio
Abstract
This report summarizes the field activities conducted at Spill Site 5, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, for a short-term field pilot test that compared vacuum-enhanced free-product recovery (bioslurping) to traditional free-product recovery techniques to remove LNAPL from subsurface soils and aquifers. This test was conducted at a site directly across the street from WPAFB Building 70 (Area B). The field testing at WPAFB is part of the Bioslurping Field Initiative, which is funded and managed by the U.S. Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE). The AFCEE Bioslurper Initiative is a multisite program designed to evaluate the efficiency of bioslurping technology for (1) recovery of light nonaqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) from groundwater and the capillary fringe and (2) enhancing natural in situ degradation of petroleum contaminants in the vadose zone via bioventing. The main objective of the Bioslurping Field Initiative is to develop procedures for evaluating the potential for recovering free-phase LNAPL present at petroleum-contaminated sites. The overall study is designed to evaluate bioslurping and identify site parameters that are reliable predictors of bioslurping performance. To measure LNAPL recovery in a wide variety of in situ conditions, tests are being performed at many sites. The test at WPAFB is one of at least 35 similar field tests to be conducted at various locations throughout the United States and its possessions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 10, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA384858
Entities
People
- E. Drescher
- J. A. Kittel
- L. A. Smith
- M. Place
Organizations
- Battelle Memorial Institute