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A study of treatment options to remediate explosives and perchlorate in soils and groundwater at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Author(s) -
Weeks Katherine R.,
Veenstra Scott C.,
Hill David L.,
Gregson Benjamin P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.10068
Subject(s) - explosive material , perchlorate , groundwater , soil water , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , soil science , chemistry , geography , organic chemistry , ion
The Army National Guard initiated an Innovative Technology Evaluation (ITE) Program in March 2000to study potential remedial technologies for the cleanup of explosives‐contaminated soil and groundwaterat the Camp Edwards site on the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The soil technologies chosen for the ITEprogram were: soil washing, chemical oxidation, chemical reduction, thermal desorption/destruction(LTTD), bioslurry, composting, and solid phase bioremediation. The technologies were evaluated basedon their ability to treat both washed and untreated soil. A major factor considered was the ability to degradeexplosives, such as RDX, found in particulate form in the soils. The heterogeneous nature of explosives in soilsdictates that the preferred technology must be able to treat explosives in all forms, including the particulateform. Groundwater remediation technologies considered include: in situ cometabolic reduction, two forms of insitu chemical oxidation, Fenton‐like oxidation and potassium permanganate. This article presents theresults of each of the remedial technologies evaluated and discusses which technologies met the established ITEperformance goals. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.