Part I. Bioventing Pilot Test Work Plan for POL Storage Area C, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Part II. Draft Interim Pilot Test Results Report for POL Storage Area C, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
Abstract
This work plan presents the scope of an in situ bioventing pilot test for treatment of fuel-contaminated soils at Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants (POL) Storage Area C at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma. The pilot test has three primary objectives: 1) to assess the potential for supplying oxygen throughout the contaminated soil interval, 2) to determine the rate at which indigenous microorganisms will degrade fuel when stimulated by oxygen-rich soil gas, and 3) to evaluate the potential for sustaining these rates of biodegradation until fuel contamination is remediated to concentrations below regulatory standards. The pilot test will be conducted in two phases. A vent well (VW) and monitoring points (MPs) will be installed during site investigation activities. The initial stage will also include an in situ respiration test and an air permeability test. This initial testing is expected to take approximately 2 weeks. During the second phase, a bioventing system will be installed and monitored over a 1-year period. If bioventing proves to be feasible at this site, pilot test data could be used to design a full-scale remediation system and to estimate the time required for site cleanup. An added benefit of the pilot testing at POL Storage Area C is that a significant amount of the fuel contamination should be biodegraded during the 1- year pilot test, as the testing will take place within the most contaminated soils at the site.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA385601