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Passive soil vapor extraction: A cost effectiveness study
Author(s) -
Cummings Mark,
Booth Steven R.
Publication year - 1996
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.3440060306
Subject(s) - soil vapor extraction , environmental remediation , extraction (chemistry) , environmental science , vapor phase , soil remediation , soil water , environmental engineering , contamination , soil contamination , waste management , soil science , chemistry , engineering , ecology , physics , chromatography , biology , thermodynamics
An analysis of the cost effectiveness of passive soil vapor extraction (PSVE) is presented. PSVE, or “barometric pumping,” is an approach to the remediation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that seeks to harness and enhance the naturally occurring processes of wind and atmospheric pressure changes to facilitate the release of gas‐phase contaminants from the subsurface. The technology background and current status are discussed, niches for the potential applicability of PSVE are identified, and a cost comparison with the conventional treatment method of active soil vapor extraction (ASVE) is examined.