Natural Attenuation of Hydrocarbon and Trichloroethylene Vapors in the Subsurface Environment at Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Abstract
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMASS) was contracted by the United States Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) to conduct field research from 19 September 1995 to 30 September 1996 under Contract No. F41624-95-C-8012 "Surface Emissions from Jet Fuel Bioventing at Plattsburgh AFB". The work focused on bioventing of residual JP4 jet fuel and chlorinated solvents in the unsaturated zone and capillary fringe beneath Fire Training Area FT-002 at the Air Force Base in Plattsburgh, NY. UMASS tested the hypothesis that natural attenuation processes, stimulated by injected air, reduce emissions of hydrocarbons and trichloroethylene vapors to acceptable air quality standards at the site. Drs. David W. Ostendoff, Alan J. Lutenegger, and Sarina J. Ergas were the UMASS Principal Investigators, while Patrick Haas served as AFCEE Technical Representative for the contract. This report describes the one year effort. The contract was performed in four tasks: unsaturated zone characterization, soil gas and solid core sampling, maximum assimilative capacity testing, and emissions testing. UMASS completed this work through detailed subtasks:
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 26, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA387968
Entities
People
- Alan J. Lutenegger
- David W. Ostendorf
- Erich S. Hinlein
- Russell J. Suchana
- Sarina J. Ergas
Organizations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst