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Contaminated groundwater treatability—a case study
Author(s) -
Stover Enos L.,
Kincan Don F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1983.tb05141.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , aquifer , hazardous waste , environmental science , land reclamation , contamination , contaminated groundwater , waste management , organic chemicals , environmental engineering , environmental chemistry , environmental remediation , engineering , chemistry , geography , geotechnical engineering , ecology , archaeology , biology
The contamination of groundwater by toxic organic chemicals is becoming a widespread concern in the United States. The once abundant supply of uncontaminated groundwater has diminished to the degree that treatment of contaminated groundwaters is being required for direct use and for aquifer restoration or reclamation. Removal of organic chemicals requires treatability studies to determine the proper treatment processes and the proper design of these processes. The results from bench‐ and pilot‐scale treatability studies for removal of heavy metals, volatile organics, and extractable organics from contaminated groundwater near a hazardous waste dump are described as a case study of groundwater treatability for aquifer restoration.