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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Cosolvent Flushing to Treat Groundwater Contamination Source Areas

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Cosolvent Flushing to Treat Groundwater Contamination Source Areas

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Technology & EngineeringEnvironmental StudiesGeneral Education

ISBN10: 1288307284
ISBN13: 9781288307289
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Nov 16 2012
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) in the zone beneath the water table can be a virtually permanent source of groundwater contamination that cannot be remediated by currently available technologies. Cosolvent flushing is a new technology that has the potential to remediate these sites and could pose a solution to the problem of DNAPL source areas.A computer model was developed to determine the cost and time to remediate an aquifer using cosolvent flushing. Included in the model is a module to calculate costs of recycling the alcohol that is used as the cosolvent. The model was validated using site conditions to a prior study. It was determined that recycling the cosolvent allows cosolvent flushing to be a cost effective alternative to surfactant flushing, another new technology being considered for DNAPL source area remediation.

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