Natural Pressure Passive Bioventing

Abstract

This Natural Pressure Driven Passive Bioventing Final Report describes the technical approach to evaluating the performance of passive bioventing at Castle Airport (formally Castle Air Force Base) in Merced, California. The Environmental Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) sponsors the project. The purpose of the project was to demonstrate that passive bioventing can be employed to remediate soil contamination without the use of electric blowers. Passive bioventing is an effective, low-cost remedial technology for soils containing contaminants amenable to aerobic biodegradation (e.g., petroleum hydrocarbons). It provides the means to deliver oxygen to the subsurface and facilitates aerobic degradation of the contaminant. This report describes the objectives, regulatory issues, previous testing of the technology, system design, cost and performance and lessons learned while performing the demonstration

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA400527

Entities

People

  • Jed Costanza
  • Ron Hoeppel
  • Sherrie Larson

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Biodegradation
  • Construction
  • Contamination
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Lessons Learned
  • Measurement
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.