Journal
JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY
Volume 118, Issue 1-2, Pages 43-61Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2010.07.001
Keywords
Bioremediation; DNAPL; Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT)
Funding
- UK Bioremediation LINK Programme
- BBSRC
- DTI
- Environment Agency
- EPSRC
- NERC [NE/C513193/1]
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/C513193/1, bgs05007] Funding Source: researchfish
- NERC [bgs05007] Funding Source: UKRI
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Robust characterization and monitoring of dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source zones is essential for designing effective remediation strategies, and for assessing the efficacy of treatment. In this study high-resolution cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) was evaluated as a means of monitoring a field-scale in-situ bioremediation experiment, in which emulsified vegetable oil (EVO) electron donor was injected into a trichloroethene source zone. Baseline ERT scans delineated the geometry of the interface between the contaminated alluvial aquifer and the underlying mudstone bedrock, and also the extent of drilling-induced physical heterogeneity. Time-lapse ERT images revealed major preferential flow pathways in the source and plume zones, which were corroborated by multiple lines of evidence, including geochemical monitoring and hydraulic testing using high density multilevel sampler arrays within the geophysical imaging planes. These pathways were shown to control the spatial distribution of the injected EVO, and a bicarbonate buffer introduced into the cell for pH control. Resistivity signatures were observed within the preferential flow pathways that were consistent with elevated chloride levels, providing tentative evidence from ERT of the biodegradation of chlorinated solvents. (C) 2010 Natural Environment Research Council. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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