Characterization of the Minerals and Iron-Containing Phases of the Aquifer Material at Columbus AFB

摘要

This study investigates the availability of iron-bearing minerals for use by naturally occurring, iron-reducing microbes in the anaerobic oxidation of hydrocarbon groundwater contaminants during a field experiment at Columbus Air Force Base (CAFB), Columbus, Mississippi. It includes the characterization of the CAFB aquifer materials in samples from the field, and from laboratory experiments designed to identify iron mineral microbial reactions that may occur in contaminated aquifers. This work is a part of the Natural Attenuation Study (NATS) conducted by the USAF to determine the viability of natural attenuation as a cost effective and reasonable remediation technique for an organic contaminant plume.