Natural Oxidant Demand of Aquifer Materials Using the Push-Pull Technique
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 130, Issue 10
Abstract
The quantification of the natural oxidant demand (NOD) of aquifer materials is required to estimate the fate of reagents injected into contaminated aquifers during in situ chemical oxidation applications. Three push-pull tests were conducted at a horizontal spacing of 12–20 m within an uncontaminated region of the saturated zone in the Canadian Forces Base Borden aquifer located near Alliston, Ont., Canada to estimate the NOD for permanganate. Each test contacted a minimum of 270 kg of aquifer material. Upper estimates of NOD values from the three tests were 0.51–0.75 g/kg based on the initial mass of aquifer material contacted, and lower estimates were 0.29–0.42 g/kg based on additional aquifer material mass contacted during the drift or reaction phase. These results compared favorably to NOD values determined from bench-scale tests with high solids mass to solution volume ratios. If design and operational concerns can be overcome, the push-pull test offers significant advantages over the variety of bench-scale testing methods currently used to determine the NOD of aquifer materials.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 130 • Issue 10 • October 2004
Pages: 1139 - 1146
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