Petroleum mass removal from low permeability sediment using air sparging/soil vapor extraction: Impact of continuous or pulsed operation

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 367-383

  Kirtland, Brian C ^a   Aelion, C Marjorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

AS SVE; Bioventing; Petroleum remediation; Soil treatment; Soil venting

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR SPARGING; EXTRACTION METHOD; PETROLEUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CLAY; COMBUSTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROORGANISM; OIL SPILL; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEDIMENT; SOIL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; VAPOR; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033988706     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(99)00071-6     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Aelion C.M., Ray R.P., Widdowson M.A., Reeves H.W., Shaw J.N. Simplified methods for monitoring petroleum-contaminated ground water and soil vapor. J. Soil Contam. 5(3):1996;225-241.
2. Aelion, C.M., Widdowson, M.A., Ray, R.P., Reeves, H.W., Shaw, J.N., 1995. Biodegradation, vapor extraction, and air sparging in low-permeability soils. In: Hinchee, R.E., Miller, R.N., Johnson, P.C. (Eds.), In Situ Aeration: Air Sparging, pp. 127-134.
3. Bedient, P.B., Johnson, P.C., 1992. Soil vapor extraction systems. In: Charbeneau, R.J., Bedient, P.B., Loehr, R.C. (Eds.), Groundwater Remediation, Vol. 8, Technomic Publishing, Lancaster, PA, pp. 143-161.
4. Boersma, P.M., Piontek, K.R., Newman, P.A.B., 1995. Sparging effectiveness for groundwater restoration. In: Hinchee, R.E., Miller, R.N., Johnson, P.C. (Eds.), In Situ Aeration: Air Sparging, pp. 39-46.
5. Clark, A., 1995. The factors controlling the application of air sparging to remediate petroleum hydrocarbon contamination. MERM thesis, University of South Carolina.
6. Clayton, W.S., Brown, R.A., Bass, D.H., 1995. Air sparging and bioremediation: The case for in situ mixing. In: Hinchee, R.E. (Ed.), In Situ Aeration: Air Sparging, Bioventing, and Related Remediation Processes. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 75-86.
7. Clodfelter, C.L., 1992. Use of air sparging systems for petroleum hydrocarbon remediation in clayey east Texas aquifers. Third International Conference on Groundwater Quality Research, SRC, Dallas, TX, pp. 283-284.
8. Dahmani, M.A., Ahlfeld, D.P., Ji, W., Farrell, M., 1994. Air sparging laboratory study. In: Hinchee, R. (Ed.), Air Sparging for Site Remediation, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 108-112.
9. DuPont R.R. Fundamentals of bioventing applied to fuel contaminated sites. Environ. Prog. 12(1):1993;45-53.
10. Hinchee R.E., Downey D.C., Dupont R.R., Aggarwal P.K., Miller R.N. Enhancing biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons through soil venting. J. Hazard. Mat. 27:1991;315-325.
11. Ji W., Dahmani A., Ahlfeld D., Lin J.D., Hill E. Laboratory study of air sparging: air flow visualization. Groundwater Monit. Remed. 13(4):1993;115-126.
12. Johnson P.C., Stanely C.C., Kemblowski M.W., Byers D.L., Colthart J.D. A practical approach to the design, operation, and monitoring of in situ soil-venting systems. Groundwater Monit. Rev. 10(2):1990;159-178.
13. Johnson R.L., Johnson P.C., McWhorter B.B., Hinchee R.E., Goodman I. An overview of in situ air sparging. Groundwater Monit. Rev. 13(4):1993;127-135.
14. Loden, M.E., 1992. A Technology Assessment of Soil Vapor Extraction and Air Sparging. EPA/600/R-92/173. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC.
15. Marley, M.C., Bruell, C.J., Hopkins. H.H., 1995. Air sparging technology: A practice update. In: Hinchee, R.E., Miller, R.N., Johnson, P.C. (Eds.), In Situ Aeration: Air Sparging, Bioventing, and Related Remediation Processes, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 31-38.
16. McCray J.E., Falta R.W. Defining the air sparging radius of influence for groundwater remediation. J. Contam. Hydrol. 24:1996;25-52.
17. McCray J.E., Falta R.W. Numerical simulation of air sparging for remediation of NAPL contamination. Ground Water. 35(1):1997;99-110.
18. Mehran, M., 1995. Combined effects of water table drawdown, vapor extraction and air sparging on soil and groundwater remediation. Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VI, ACS, Washington, DC, pp. 998-1001.
19. Payne, F.C., Blaske, A.R., VanHouten, G.A., 1995. Air sparging and bioremediation: the case for in situ mixing. In: Hinchee, R.E. (Ed.), In Situ Aeration: Air Sparging, Bioventing, and Related Remediation Processes. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 177-184.
20. Pijls, C.G.J.M., Urlings, L.G.C.M., van Vree, H.B.R.J., Spuij, F., 1994. Applications of in situ soil vapor extraction and air injection. In: Hinchee, R.E. (Ed.), Air Sparging for Site Remediation, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 128-136.
21. Statistical Analysis System (SAS) Institute, 1997. SAS/STAT User's Guide. Version 7. SAS Institute, Cary, NC.
22. Webb W.S., Phelan J.M. Effect of soil layering on NAPL removal behavior in soil heated vapor extraction. J. Contam. Hydrol. 27:1997;285-308.
23. Widdowson, M.A., Aelion, C.M., Ray, R.P., Reeves, H.W., 1995. Soil vapor extraction pilot study at a Piedmont UST site. In: Hinchee, R.E., Miller, R.N., Johnson, P.C. (Eds.), In Situ Aeration, Air Sparging, Bioventing, and Related Remediation Processes, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 455-461.
24. Widdowson, M.A., Ray, R.P., Reeves, H.W., Aelion, C.M., 1995b. Integrated site characterization for soil vapor extraction design. Proc., The Geoenvironment 2000. In: Acar, Y.B., Daniel, D.E. (Eds.), Vol. 2, ASCE, New York, NY, pp. 1291-1305.
25. Widdowson M.A., Haney O.R., Reeves H.W., Aelion C.M., Ray R.P. Multilevel soil-vapor extraction test for heterogeneous soil. J. Environ. Eng. 123:1997;160-168.