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The use of enhanced bioremediation at the Savannah River Site to remediate pesticides and PCBs
Author(s) -
Baladi Sadika M.,
Lewis Catherine M.,
Ganguly Amitava,
Morrow Alvin G.,
Shoffner Lisel R.,
Blundy Robert F.,
Nakagawa Patrick F.,
Mundy Sara T.,
Anderson Larry,
Adams Karen
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.10091
Subject(s) - bioremediation , environmental remediation , pesticide , environmental chemistry , environmental science , endrin , dieldrin , heptachlor , waste management , contamination , human decontamination , environmental engineering , chemistry , ecology , engineering , biology
Enhanced bioremediation is quickly developing into an economical and viable technology for the remediation of contaminated soils. Until recently,chlorinated organic compounds have proven difficult to bioremediate. Environmentally recalcitrant compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs) and persistent organic pesticides (POPs) such as dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) have shown to beespecially arduous to bioremediate. Recent advances in field‐scale bioremedial applications have indicated that biodegradation of thesecompounds may be possible. Engineers and scientists at the Savannah River Site (SRS), a major DOE installation near Aiken, South Carolina,are using enhanced bioremediation to remediate soils contaminated with pesticides (DDT and its metabolites, heptachlor epoxide, dieldrin, andendrin) and PCBs. This article reviews the ongoing remediation occurring at the Chemicals, Metals, and Pesticides (CMP) Pits usingwindrow turners to facilitate microbial degradation of certain pesticides and PCBs. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.