United States Air Force, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Environmental Restoration Program. Operations & Maintenance Manual, Site 48 Treatability Study System

摘要

This manual provides a single source reference on the operation and maintenance of the Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) Site 48 Treatability Study system. The Treatability Study investigates the technical feasibility and efficiency of removing two sources of petroleum-derived dissolved constituents. The two sources that will be removed are (1) liquid petroleum product on top of the water table and (2) residual petroleum product in the vadose zone. A vacuum pump will remove the liquid petroleum product from the top of the water table while at the same time oxygenate the soil by pulling air through the vadose zone. Increasing the oxygen in the soil can enhance microbial degradation of the residual total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in the soil pores.