RESUMO
This study presents the design, monitoring and remediation strategy for a soil vapor extraction (SVE) system installed at an industrial site contaminated with a mixture of organic compounds, in particular 1,2 dichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride and chloroform. The unsaturated zone at the site is very deep and presents near ideal conditions for SVE, with the contaminated portion of the porous media characterized by alluvial deposits of a well graded sand followed by a capillary barrier at 28m of depth, which limited DNAPL downward migration. The soil cleanup time and the optimal removal rates of mass, considering different values of vacuum/discharge applied in the SVE system, have been estimated through the use of numerical sensitivity analysis. Results of the pilot-scale testing activities allowed for the calibration of flow and contaminated mass transport models and the determination, in a preliminary phase, of the infiltrated mass of different compounds.
Assuntos
Hidrocarbonetos Clorados/isolamento & purificação , Resíduos Industriais/prevenção & controle , Poluentes do Solo/isolamento & purificação , Solventes/isolamento & purificação , Brasil , Cinética , Modelos Químicos , VolatilizaçãoRESUMO
This work presents the second phase of a groundwater remediation program for the migration control of a 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) contaminated plume which includes natural attenuation at a distance downgradient from the source area. The conceived system for the plume migration control, implemented just after a major accidental release of 1,2-DCA in the soil, included a 300 m long physical barrier (cement-bentonite diaphragm wall) and 12 extraction wells. Results of field investigations have provided evidence that 1,2-DCA was naturally biodegrading into vinyl chloride as well as ethene under the natural anaerobic-reducing conditions at the site. In that case, source control measures were implemented to accelerate the overall remediation process. Although the results are favorable, the natural degradation of the 1,2-DCA does not guarantee acceptable levels of concentrations. Therefore, a pilot test to evaluate the enhancement of these processes is being carried out through the use of a biosparging system. This test is being implemented near the source to achieve sequential aerobic-anaerobic treatment zones.