Thermal treatment of eight CVOC source zones to near nondetect concentrations

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 56-65

  Heron, Gorm ^a   Parker, Ken ^b   Galligan, Jim ^b   Holmes, Thomas C ^c  

^a TerraTherm Inc   (United States)

^b TerraTherm Inc   (United States)

^c HDR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE SYSTEM; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; CHLORINATED VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON FILTRATION; IN-SITU; SOIL SAMPLE; SOURCE AREA; SOURCE ZONE; SUB-SURFACE MATERIALS; SURFACE COVER; TARGET VOLUMES; THERMAL CONDUCTION; THERMAL REMEDIATION; THERMAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT COSTS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; TURN-KEY; VAPOR EXTRACTION; WATER TABLES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUIFERS; BORING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT TREATMENT; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TARGETS; THERMAL DESORPTION; VACUUM; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WELLS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; DESORPTION; DETECTION METHOD; FILTRATION; HEATING; REMEDIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER TABLE; WELL;

EID: 68949098589     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2009.01247.x     Document Type: Article

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