| Abstract: | In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) treatment with sodium permanganate, an electrically conductive oxidant, provides a strong electrical signal for tracking of injectate transport using time series geophysical surveys including direct current (DC) resistivity and electromagnetic (EM) methods. Effective remediation is dependent upon placing the oxidant in close contact with the contaminated aquifer. Therefore, monitoring tools that provide enhanced tracking capability of the injectate offer considerable benefit to guide subsequent ISCO injections. Time-series geophysical surveys were performed at a superfund site in New Hampshire, USA over a one-year period to identify temporal changes in the bulk electrical conductivity of a tetrachloroethylene (PCE; also called tetrachloroethene) contaminated, glacially deposited aquifer due to the injection of sodium permanganate. The ISCO treatment involved a series of pulse injections of sodium permanganate from multiple injection wells within a contained area of the aquifer. After the initial injection, the permanganate was allowed to disperse under ambient groundwater velocities. Time series geophysical surveys identified the downward sinking and pooling of the sodium permanganate atop of the underlying till or bedrock surface caused by density-driven flow, and the limited horizontal spread of the sodium permanganate in the shallow parts of the aquifer during this injection period. When coupled with conventional monitoring, the surveys allowed for an assessment of ISCO treatment effectiveness in targeting the PCE plume and helped target areas for subsequent treatment. |
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| Citation Author: | Harte, Philip T.; Smith, Thor E.; Williams, John H.; Degnan, James R. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | NH/VT Water Science Center |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Contaminant Hydrology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Time series geophysical monitoring of permanganate injections and in situ chemical oxidation of PCE, OU1 area, Savage Superfund Site, Milford, NH, USA; 2012; Article; Journal; Journal of Contaminant Hydrology; Harte, Philip T.; Smith, Thor E.; Williams, John H.; Degnan, James R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 58 |
| Citation Volume: | 132 |
| Citation Year: | 2012 |
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| Text: | Time series geophysical monitoring of permanganate injections and in situ chemical oxidation of PCE, OU1 area, Savage Superfund Site, Milford, NH, USA; 2012; Article; Journal; Journal of Contaminant Hydrology; Harte, Philip T.; Smith, Thor E.; Williams, John H.; Degnan, James R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.01.008 |
| Date Other: | Mon, 2 Apr 2012 10:27 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
