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Interdisciplinary investigation of contaminants fate and transport at a former UST site (10-year case study)

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Ten-year monitoring and data assessment of a petroleum-hydrocarbon spill site were introduced to measure the effectiveness of natural attention at the site. For one decade, the monitoring of groundwater was conducted and collected data were analyzed to be used for the remediation of groundwater and soil for the future land development. The project site was previously used as gas station and car wash business. Typical groundwater contaminants such as TPH-G, BTEX, and oxygenates (MTBE, DIPE, ETBE, TAME, and TBA) were persistently found at the studied site. The plume and concentrations of monitored contaminants kept changing for the entire monitoring period. For this specific site, natural attenuation was unlikely feasible due to unfavorable environmental conditions. As a remediation strategy, other remediation options must be considered. The combinational method including a clean-up technology and natural attenuation is also recommended.

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All data and technical information are credited to Morgan and Associates, Inc., and California Regional Water Quality Control Board (Los Angeles).

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  1. Morgan Associates Inc., 10542 Calle Lee, Suite 110, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720, USA

    James C. Lu

  2. DechloriTek, 2575 Coventry Circle, Suite 107, Fullerton, CA, 92833, USA

    Daeik Kim

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3620 South Vermont Ave., KAP 210, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA

    Wonho Song & James C. Lu

  4. Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, 1955 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA, 90601, USA

    Wonho Song

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Kim, D., Song, W. & Lu, J.C. Interdisciplinary investigation of contaminants fate and transport at a former UST site (10-year case study). Environ Earth Sci 64, 277–291 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-0979-y

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