A field trial to assess the performance of CO2-supersaturated water injection for residual volatile LNAPL recovery

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Nelson, Leif ^a,b   Barker, James ^b   Li, Tom ^c   Thomson, Neil ^b   Ioannidis, Mario ^b   Chatzis, John ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c AECOM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminated groundwater; Hydrocarbons; NAPL; Source zone remediation; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

AIR SPARGING; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; ELEVATED PRESSURE; FIELD TRIAL; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LIGHT NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; NAPL; NON-VOLATILE; NUCLEATING BUBBLE; PATENTED TECHNOLOGY; PILOT SCALE; REMEDIATION METHODS; RESIDUAL SATURATION; SHUT DOWN; SOURCE ZONE REMEDIATION; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEXANE; HYDROGEOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEXANE; PENTANE; WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; SUPERSATURATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; INJECTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPARGING; SUPERSATURATED WATER INJECTION; VOLATILIZATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; SOIL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 70349162828     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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