Operations and Maintenance Manual for the Pilot-Scale Bioventing System at Building 8200, Fort Carson, Colorado
Abstract
This Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manual has been created as a guide for monitoring and maintaining the performance of the pilot-scale bioventing blower system and vent well plumbing at Building 8200, Fort Carson, Colorado Bioventing is the forced injection of fresh air, or withdrawal of soil gas, to enhance the supply of oxygen in subsurface soils for in situ bioremediation. A blower system is used to inject air into the soil, thereby supplying fresh atmospheric air (with approximately 20.8 percent oxygen) to contaminated soils. Once oxygen is provided to the subsurface, existing soil bacteria aerobically break down fuel residuals. Aerobic biodegradation is much more efficient than anaerobic biodegradation which occurs in oxygen depleted soils.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA385212
Entities
Organizations
- Parsons Corporation