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Applying numerical modeling for designing strategies of effective groundwater remediation

Authors: Aleksandra Kiecak, Grzegorz Malina, Ewa Kret, Tadeusz Szklarczyk

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 6/2017

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Selection of effective groundwater remediation scenarios is a complex issue that requires understanding of contaminants’ transport processes. The effectiveness of cleanup measures may be verified by fate and transport numerical modeling. The goal of this work was to present the usefulness of fate and transport modeling for planning, verification and fulfillment of effective groundwater remediation methods. Selection methodology was developed, which is based on results of numerical flow and transport modeling. A field site located in south-east Poland was selected as a case study, in which groundwater contamination of trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene was detected. The results indicated that “pump and treat” was the most effective among the studied remediation methods, followed by permeable reactive barrier and in situ chemical oxidation. Natural attenuation-based remediation was demonstrated to be the least suitable, as it requires the longest time to reach predefined remediation goals, principally due to low sorption capacity and unfavorable hydrogeochemical conditions for biodegradation. Fate and transport numerical modeling allowed simulating different remediation strategies, and thus the decision-making process was facilitated.

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Title: Applying numerical modeling for designing strategies of effective groundwater remediation
Authors: Aleksandra Kiecak
Grzegorz Malina
Ewa Kret
Tadeusz Szklarczyk
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6556-2

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