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Long-term mass flux assessment of a DNAPL source area treated using bioremediation

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JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY
Volume 227, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2019.103516

Keywords

TCE; Bioremediation; DNAPL; Source area; Dissolution; Passive flux meter

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  1. Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) [ER-201428]

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This study assessed the long-term effectiveness of bioremediation as a remedial strategy for a chlorinated, ethene dense, non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source area, consisting of a higher- and a lower-permeability zone at Alameda Point, California. The evaluation was performed over 3.7 years after cessation of active source area bioremediation using passive flux meters (PFMs), push-pull tracer tests, and soil cores. PFMs showed that total chlorinated ethene molar discharge emanating from the source area remained relatively unchanged pre-and post-bioremediation, but molar discharge compositions shifted from trichloroethene (TCE) and cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cis-DCE) to vinyl chloride (VC) and ethene dominated during post-remedial monitoring. Firstorder rate constants, derived from PFM data at the edge of the source area and describing the complete de chlorination of TCE at 3.7 years following active bioremediation, were approximately 1.05 yr-1, which was over three times lower than the rate 3.6 yr -1 determined using compound stable isotope analysis (CSIA). Soil cores and push-pull tracer test data showed that DNAPL volume estimates were relatively unchanged pre- and postbioremediation due to the remaining presence of DNAPL in the lower-permeability zone. These data suggest biotransformation processes are continuing in the higher-permeability zone, whereas DNAPL in the lower-permeability zone continues to serve as a significant source of groundwater contamination. The results suggest that it will take many years under current conditions to attain the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCIs) cleanup objectives.

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