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Remediating Contaminated Groundwater With Low‐Capacity Injection and Nonpumped Wells
Author(s) -
Hudak Paul F.
Publication year - 2013
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.21367
Subject(s) - plume , groundwater , injection well , water well , environmental science , contamination , petroleum engineering , funnel , contaminated groundwater , aquifer , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , environmental remediation , meteorology , ecology , physics , biology
This modeling study evaluated the capability of low‐capacity wells injecting clean water and nonpumped wells equipped with filter media for containing and removing a contaminant plume in groundwater. Outcomes were compared for configurations of: (1) nonpumped wells, (2) nonpumped wells and injection wells (injecting less than 1 m 3 /d), and (3) no wells (baseline scenario). Results suggest that hybrid configurations featuring both types of wells can be an effective, low‐cost strategy for containing and remediating contaminated groundwater. Strategically positioned injection wells funnel contaminant plumes toward nonpumped wells, thus requiring fewer nonpumped wells to contain and remove a contaminant plume. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.