Permanganate Treatment of an Emplaced DNAPL Source
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Abstract
Abstract In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) using permanganate is one of the few promising technologies that have recently appeared with the capability of aggressively removing mass from nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL) source zones. While NAPL mass in regions of the treatment zone where delivery is dominated by advection can be removed rather quickly, the rate of mass removal from stagnant zones is diffusion controlled. This gives rise to partial mass removal and a concomitant reduction in the NAPL mass, downgradient ground water concentrations, and the dissolution rate associated with the source zone. Therefore, monitoring the performance of a permanganate ISCO treatment system is important to maintain the desired efficiency and to establish a treatment end point. In this paper, we illustrate the use of various monitoring approaches to assess the performance of a pilot‐scale investigation that involved treatment of a multicomponent NAPL residual source zone with permanganate using a ground water recirculation system for 485 d. Ongoing treatment performance was assessed using permanganate and chloride concentration data obtained from extraction wells, 98 piezometers located approximately 1 m downgradient from the source, and ground water profiling. At the completion of treatment, 23 intact soil cores were extracted from the source zone and used to determine the remaining NAPL mass and manganese deposition. Based on the data collected, more than 99% of the initial NAPL mass was removed during treatment; however, remnant NAPL was sufficient to generate a small but measurable dissolved phase trichloroethene (TCE) and perchloroethene (PCE) plume. As a result of treatment, the ambient‐gradient discharge rates were reduced by 99% for TCE and 89% for PCE relative to baseline conditions. The lack of complete source zone oxidation was presumed to be the result of dissolution fingers, which channeled the permanganate solution through the source zone preventing direct contact with the NAPL and giving rise to diffusion‐limited mass removal.
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