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Ground Water

Title:		"Remediation of the Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts"
Author(s):		Bair ES; Metheny MA;
Address:		"Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. bair.1@osu.edu"
Journal Title:		Ground Water
Year:		2002
Volume:		40
Issue:		6
Page Number:		657 - 668
DOI:		10.1111/j.1745-6584.2002.tb02553.x
ISSN/ISBN:		0017-467X (Print) 0017-467X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Remediation of ground water and soil contamination at the Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts, uses technologies that reflect differences in hydrogeologic settings, concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and costs of treatment. The poorly permeable glacial materials that overlie fractured bedrock at the W.R. Grace property necessitate use of closely spaced recovery wells. Contaminated ground water is treated with hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet (UV) oxidation. At UniFirst, a deep well completed in fractured bedrock removes contaminated ground water, which is treated by hydrogen peroxide, UV oxidation, and granular activated carbon (GAC). The remediation system at Wildwood integrates air sparging, soil-vapor extraction, and ground water pumping. Air stripping and GAC are used to treat contaminated water; GAC is used to treat contaminated air. New England Plastics (NEP) uses air sparging and soil-vapor extraction to remove VOCs from the unsaturated zone and shallow ground water. Contaminated air and water are treated using separate GAC systems. After nine years of operation at W.R. Grace and UniFirst, 30 and 786 kg, respectively, of VOCs have been removed. In three years of operation, 866 kg of VOCs have been removed at Wildwood. In 15 months of operation, 36 kg of VOCs were removed at NEP. Characterization work continues at the Olympia Nominee Trust, Whitney Barrel, Murphy Waste Oil, and Aberjona Auto Parts properties. Risk assessments are being finalized that address heavy metals in the floodplain sediments along the Aberjona River that are mobilized from the Industri-Plex Superfund Site located a few miles upstream"
Keywords:		Geological Phenomena Geology *Hazardous Waste Hydrogen Peroxide/chemistry Massachusetts Oxidants/chemistry Oxidation-Reduction Permeability Risk Assessment Soil Pollutants/analysis Volatilization Water Pollution/*prevention & control Water Purification/*m;
Notes:		"MedlineBair, E Scott Metheny, Maura A eng 2002/11/12 Ground Water. 2002 Nov-Dec; 40(6):657-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2002.tb02553.x"