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Background/Objectives. In 2003, 1,300 drums and over 3,000 tons of soil were excavated from a drum disposal area in New England. Residual DNAPL created a 2,500 foot long plume that includes chlorobenzenes, toluene, and chlorinated ethenes. The plume discharges to a wetland and has led to vapor intrusion concerns at downgradient properties. Full-scale source zone remediation has been implemented to mitigate potential risks to ecological and human receptors. Approach/Activities. Following extensive site characterization, bench-scale testing, and a successful field pilot test, the full-scale source zone remedy began in November 2010. The combined remedy approach uses physical, chemical, and biological treatment mechanisms to destroy the residual DNAPL in the vadose and saturated zones. Soil vapor extraction (SVE) and air sparging target the more volatile compounds, while in situ ozone injection (IOI) targets the less volatile compounds such as chlorobenzenes. Aerobic biological activity is also likely enhanced as a result of oxygen injection from IOI and air sparging. Three ozone injection systems deliver a total of 100 lbs of ozone per day to the subsurface; the SVE system extracts soil vapor at a rate of 650 scfm; the air sparge system continuously sparges air at 50 scfm at approximately 30 psi. Results/Lessons Learned. Performance monitoring includes analysis of VOC concentrations in soil, soil gas, and groundwater. Quarterly low-flow groundwater sampling has shown substantial decreases in groundwater VOC concentrations relative to baseline. In the first six months of operation, 18 of the 20 monitoring wells sampled showed decreases in total VOC concentrations ranging from 14 to 97% with an average decrease of 57%. Furthermore, the mass discharge of total VOCs in groundwater from the source area has decreased from approximately 105 g/day before pilot-test start-up to less than 4 g/day. Concentrations of VOCs in soil gas are monitored in real-time by an automated soil gas monitoring system equipped with a photoionization detector (PID), and on a periodic basis with Waterloo Membrane Samplers™ that provide a speciated analysis of VOCs in soil gas. Of the 47 soil gas monitoring points that were sampled during the first six months of operation, 36 show decreasing trends in soil gas TVOC concentrations. Minimal rebound was observed in soil gas concentrations after treatment was temporarily suspended. Performance monitoring data have informed periodic system optimization to increase the efficiency of the remedy. These results indicate that the combined remedial technologies are effectively reducing source mass and mass discharge, and that the aggressive two year remedial time-frame will likely be met.
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Combined Ozone, Air Sparge, and SVE Remedy for Treatment of a Mixed VOC
DNAPL Source Zone
Chapman M. Ross, G. Owen Cadwalader, Peter J. Zeeb – Acton, MABruce Marvin – Oakland, CA
PresentationOutline
Site Background Performance Monitoring Methods Results Long-term trends
Optimization Conclusions
Site Background
Former sand and gravel borrow pit in New England
Removed 1,300 drums & 3,000 tons soil (up to 30 ft bgs)
18 Months into Full-Scale Treatment
Drum & Soil Removal
Ruptured Drums
Chemical Properties of Site COCs
Solubility KocVapor
PressureHenry's Law
Constant
mg/L ml/g mm Hg dimensionless
trichloroethene 1,100 125 60 0.4
cis-1,2-dichloroethene 800 50 210 0.2
1,1,1-trichloroethane 4,400 150 100 0.7
toluene 515 300 22 0.3xylene 200 240 10 0.3
chlorobenzene 500 330 12 0.13
1,2,3-trichlorobenzene 18 7,400 0.2 0.12
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 30 9,200 0.3 0.06
Chemical Properties of Site COCs
Solubility KocVapor
PressureHenry's Law
Constant
mg/L ml/g mm Hg dimensionless
trichloroethene 1,100 125 60 0.4
cis-1,2-dichloroethene 800 50 210 0.2
1,1,1-trichloroethane 4,400 150 100 0.7
toluene 515 300 22 0.3xylene 200 240 10 0.3
chlorobenzene 500 330 12 0.13
1,2,3-trichlorobenzene 18 7,400 0.2 0.12
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 30 9,200 0.3 0.06
NAPL likely present. 7 VOCs in GW from
1 to ~20% of aq. solubility prior to treatment
Potential Receptors
Wetland/ Vernal Pool
Town Hall
Drum Excavation
Area
200 100 0 200 feet
VOC plume is approximately ½ mile long
Treatment Area
Pilot Test
Full Scale
Source Characterization – Soil and GW
Groundwater Flow
Source Characterization – Soil and GW
Groundwater Flow
Source Characterization – Soil and GW
Groundwater Flow
SystemPilot Test Full-Scale
Treatment Area 2,500 ft2 10,000 ft2
Ozone 27 lb/day 100 lb/day
Air Sparge 25 scfm 55 scfmSVE 300 scfm 600 scfmDuration 7 months 2+ yearsPilot Test (25% of source)
Full-Scale
Pilot Test to Full-Scale Design
Ozone Injection and SVE
Ozone Injection
Ozone and Air Sparging
Full-Scale Cross-Section
Performance Monitoring
Soil Gas Real time monitoring system:
TVOC, O3, O2, CO2
Waterloo Membrane Samplers (WMSTM)
Handheld PID measurements Groundwater Analytical laboratory data ORP field data
Shutdown Test
Soil Gas Results – Vadose Zone TVOCs
Baseline
Soil Gas Results – Vadose Zone TVOCs
18 Months Operation
Soil Gas Results – Vadose Zone TVOCs
18 Months Operation
TVOC (ppm) Baseline Feb 2012 % ReductionAverage 794 13 98Median 112 4.9 96Maximum >10,000 101 >99
WMSTM Soil Gas Results –Vadose Zone VOCs
Baseline
WMSTM Soil Gas Results –Vadose Zone VOCs
18 Months Operation
WMSTM Soil Gas Results –Vadose Zone VOCs
18 Months Operation
Vadose zone treatment now focused on these remaining high concentration areas.
Groundwater Sampling Results – VOCs
Baseline
Groundwater Sampling Results – VOCs
18 Months Operation
Groundwater Sampling Results – VOCs
18 Months Operation
GW treatment now focused on these remaining high
concentration areas.
Long-term Trends in GW in TCE Plume Core:LR-18S
Long-term Trends in GW in TCE Plume Core:LR-18S
99%
91%
97% Reduction
Long-term Trends in Capillary Fringe GW in TCB Plume Core: OZ-CAP-33
NAPL Evaluation – Pre/Post-Treatment
(Cherry and Feenstra, 1991)
Mass Discharge of VOCs – Transect Method
6 wells K = 15 ft/day q = 0.045 ft/day B = 6 to 11 ft
Groundwater Flow
Einarson and Mackay, 2001
Mass Discharge of VOCs - Summary
18 months operation
18 tons of ozone injected total (pilot and full-scale)
Treatment Area Mass Discharge of VOCs in Groundwater
Optimization
Real-time Data• SGSS• ORP Probes
Efficient focused
treatment
Targeting recalcitrant zones early
Faster Site Closure
Optimization• Automatic data
processing & analysis using OptiRTC
• Decision matrix for laboratory data analysis
• Remote system control
See Owen Cadwalader’s presentation on Optimization Session A5 - Wednesday 9:40 A.M (Abstract #141)
Laboratory Data• Groundwater• Soil gas (WMSTM)
Conclusions
Decrease from 7 to 3 in number of VOCs present as NAPL
2 orders of magnitude reduction in groundwater VOC mass discharge
Moderate rebound in groundwater VOCs after 6-week shutdown test (increase by 90% on average)
On target to meet goal of <1 mg/L TVOC in groundwater
Acknowledgements
Co-Authors – G. Owen Cadwalader, Peter J. Zeeb, Bruce K. Marvin (Geosyntec)
Peter Shellito and Chris Martin –Geosyntec Field Crew
Chapman Ross - [email protected]