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Bioventing pilot test results at the low point drain area at Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Author(s) -
Werner Frank T.,
Walters James E.,
Keefer Gary B.
Publication year - 1995
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.3440060104
Subject(s) - groundwater remediation , environmental remediation , environmental science , supplemental oxygen , test site , waste management , environmental engineering , contamination , engineering , mining engineering , medicine , ecology , biology
Bioventing is a relatively new technology that uses forced air movement to deliver supplemental oxygen to contaminated soils to stimulate the biodegradation of contaminants by indigenous microorganisms. A bioventing pilot test was initiated at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in August 1992, at a site contaminated with jet fuel. Air was injected into the subsurface over a period of 15 months, and tests were conducted at 6 months, and again at 15 months, to determine the effectiveness of the system. This article describes the bioventing process and its application at this test site. The results of the pilot test are discussed to illustrate the extent of the remediation accomplished through bioventing.