Open AccessExisting systems review of treatment media for the Bear Creek Valley treatability study, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/564002
Subject(s) - ridge , effluent , groundwater , wetland , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , sampling (signal processing) , streams , environmental engineering , engineering , ecology , geography , geotechnical engineering , cartography , computer network , electrical engineering , filter (signal processing) , computer science , biology
In situ treatment has been proposed as a remediation alternative for surface water and groundwater contaminated with uranium and nitrate as a result of former waste disposal practices in the S-3 Ponds. Interceptor trenches containing reactive media have been proposed to treat groundwater, and constructed wetlands and/or algal mats are potential alternatives for treating surface water. This report presents the results from testing of ten different reactive media, and combinations of media, that are candidates for use in the proposed interceptor trenches to remove uranium and nitrate from groundwater. It also presents the results of testing and evaluation of algal mats and wetlands for removing uranium and nitrate from surface water