Treatment of ground water contaminated with volatile organic compounds using second generation ultraviolet light technology.

摘要

Pilot tests, using a second generation ultraviolet (UV) light technology, were run on ground water samples taken f rom two separate aquifers contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCS) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Alameda County, California. The VOCs included gasoline, TCE, and 1,2-DCA. VOC concentrations in the ground water ranged from 11 to 1,000 ppB. Discharges of treated ground water at LLNL are not to exceed 5 ppb total VOCs under a Federal National Pollution Discharge Elimination System discharge permit. Test results indicated that double-bonded VOCS, including aromatic compounds and TCE, were decomposed quickly and efficiently to low or nondetectable levels (<0.5 ppB, analyzed with a gas chromatograph). An equivalent level of degradation for 1,2-DCA required a moderately higher UV energy input and greater concentrations of additives. Concentrations of peroxide tested ranged between 10 and 60 ppM; however, those above 30 ppM did not significantly increase the rate of VOC destruction.