Reductive Anaerobic Biological In-Situ Treatment Technology (RABITT) Treatability Test

摘要

Chloroethene compounds, such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE), have been widely used for a variety of industrial purposes. Past disposal practices and accidental spills have led to widespread contamination at U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and industrial facilities. Enhanced anaerobic dechlorination is a promising treatment approach for remediating chlorinated ethene-contaminated groundwater in situ. The goal of this effort is to develop and validate a comprehensive approach for conducting a treatability test to determine the potential for applying reductive anaerobic biological in situ treatment technology (RABITT) at any specific site. A treatability protocol has been written (Morse et al., 1998) and is being applied to four DoD chlorinated solvent contamination sites in the United States. The protocol will be revised as needed upon completion of the effort based on lessons learned and field test results.