Pilot plant experiences using physical and biological treatment steps for the remediation of groundwater from a former MGP site

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-52

  Wirthensohn, T ^a   Schoeberl, P ^b   Ghosh, U ^c   Fuchs, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Wienenergie Gasnetz GmbH   (Austria)

^c University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater remediation; MGP; Pilot scale; Pump and treat

Indexed keywords

A FORMERS; ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; AFTER TREATMENTS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS; CONTAMINATED SITES; DIFFERENT PROCESSES; FIXED FILMS; GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION; HIGH FLOW CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC BARRIERS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIMES; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; MEDIA FILTERS; MGP; NORMAL FLOWS; PILOT-SCALE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SEDIMENTATION BASINS; SET-UPS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; VIENNA , AUSTRIA; WATER BODIES; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AQUIFERS; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCONVERSION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CONTAMINATION; CYANIDES; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND RECLAMATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; PILOT PLANTS; POLLUTION; PUMPS; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BTEX; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PAH; PUMP AND TREAT; RETENTION; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR; TAR; WATER QUALITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GASES; PHYSICS; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 58249132963     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.053     Document Type: Article

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