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Enhancing The Reductive Dechlorination Treatment Capability Of A Zero-Valent Iron Permeable Reactive Barrier

Date of Award

1-1-2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.S. in Engineering Science

First Advisor

Robert M. Holt

Second Advisor

Andrew O'Reilly

Third Advisor

Gregg R. Davidson

School

University of Mississippi

Relational Format

dissertation/thesis

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to confirm the ability to inject groundwater directly into a Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB) and achieve a significant reduction of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) as a result of zero-valent iron (ZVI) assisted reductive dechlorination. Theil-Sen estimation and Mann Kendall testing reveals that directly injecting impacted groundwater to zero-valent iron available to facilitate reductive dechlorination can reduce existing CVOC levels by nearly 70%. Analytical results suggest that trichloroethene (TCE) and cis-1, 2 dichloroethene (cDCE) levels decrease over a remediation testing period. The use of denatured alcohol well treatment mitigated permeability loss throughout the injection to process to ensure viability of the proposed injection methods and subsequent remediation.

Comments

The author requested to remove access to the thesis on 10/04/2020.

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