Movement and fate of chlorinated solvents in ground water; research activities at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

Open-File Report 87-395
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The USGS, through its Toxic Waste--Ground-Water Contamination Program, is undertaking an interdisciplinary research study of contaminants. The purpose of the study is to gain a better understanding of the chemical, physical, and biological processes that affect the movement and fate of these contaminants in groundwater. The study is being conducted at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, where metal plating and metal etching wastes have contaminated part of the glacial stratified drift aquifers. Major areas of research at the site are described, including: (1) distribution and movement of chlorinated solvents in groundwater, (2) behavior of chlorinated solvents in the unsaturated zone, (3) geochemistry of the contaminated groundwater, and (4) microbial transformations of chlorinated solvents. (Author 's abstract)
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Movement and fate of chlorinated solvents in ground water; research activities at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 87-395
DOI 10.3133/ofr87395
Edition -
Year Published 1987
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description iv, 16 p. :ill., map ;28 cm.
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