A Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Bioremediation Technologies at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida

Abstract

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of chemicals possessing chemical properties that make them attractive for use in a wide variety of industrial applications. Their widespread use has led to their introduction into the environment. The Air Force has a number of sites that are contaminated with PCBs. This contamination has typically resulted from leaks and spills of electrical transformer cooling with that contained PCBs. The potential harm posed to human health and the environment has prompted the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and state regulatory authorities to set maximum allowable PCB concentrations at a site.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 2000
Accession Number
ADA408398

Entities

People

  • Jeff J. Morse

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetic Acid
  • Bioremediation
  • Chlorides
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fatty Acids
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mass Spectroscopy
  • Measurement
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation