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A practical approach to steam‐enhanced dual‐phase extraction: A case study
Author(s) -
Bouchard David P.,
Musterait Todd M.,
Sobieraj James A.
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.10073
Subject(s) - extraction (chemistry) , groundwater , environmental science , steam injection , waste management , petroleum engineering , environmental engineering , engineering , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , chromatography
Abstract This article presents the results of a pilot test that was conducted to determine the effectiveness of usingsteam‐enhanced dual‐phase extraction (DPE) at a former industrial site in New York. Thepilot test proved that steam‐enhanced DPE was very effective at removing significant contaminant massfrom the subsurface in a relatively short time period. Concentrations of volatile organic compounds andsemivolatile organic compounds in the vapor stream and groundwater were successfully reduced, in some cases byorders of magnitude. Based on the results of the steam‐enhanced DPE pilot test, the final remedy for thesite includes implementing this technology at selected areas as an alternative to DPE alone or other remedialalternatives, such as excavation or groundwater pump and treat. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.