Modeling Intrinsic Remediation With Multiple Electron Acceptors: Results From Seven Sites

TRRP Training: 2022 Program

presented by: GSI Environmetal Inc.

Texas Risk Reduction Program regulations (TRRP; 30 TAC 350) establish consistent risk-based protocols for assessment and response to soil, groundwater, or surface water impacts associated with environmental releases of regulated wastes or substances.

Presented by GSI Environmental Inc., this popular and informative training series is a must for professionals who need a working understanding of TRRP and those needing to stay up-to-date with the latest TCEQ TRRP guidance and policies.

TRRP Training Course (2 Days): Provides an overview of the TRRP framework and step-by-step training on property assessment and response action procedures established under the TRRP rule

Attendees will become acquainted with rules, key guidance and policies covering affected property assessments, protective concentration levels, and response actions. The course material presents strategies for efficient project management in compliance with TRRP and explains the various report forms adopted by TCEQ.

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June 14th and 15th, 2022

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Crowne Plaza River Oaks 2712 SW Freeway Houston, Texas 77098 713.523.8448 http://www.crowneplaza.com/

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Authors: Charles J. Newell, J. Winters, Gretchen R. Miller, James R. Gonzales, Hanadi S. Rifai, T. Wiedemeier

Published: November 1995 in GSI volume N/A pages N/A.

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Recent results from the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence’s (AFCEE) Natural Attenuation Initiative indicate that anaerobic processes dominate the biodegradation of dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons during intrinsic remediation (natural attenuation) of contaminated aquifers. In particular, sulfate reduction and methanogenesis appear to be the major sinks for BTEX compounds at seven AFCEE Natural Attenuation sites. Oxygen and nitrate serve as minor electron acceptors while ferric hydroxide utilization appears to be relatively insignificant.Data from the seven AFCEE sites are currently being analyzed to determine the best method to simulate natural attenuation with multiple electron acceptors. The seven sites represent a variety of geographic locations (Alaska to Florida) and hydrogeologic settings (both high and low plume length/seepage velocity ratios). Two intrinsic remediation models are being developed, the BIOPLUME III numerical model and BIOSCREEN, a simple spreadsheet-based analytical modeling system. BIOSCREEN has been used to compare two different ways to simulate the kinetics of intrinsic remediation: 1) as a first-order decay expression and 2) as an instantaneous reaction between dissolved hydrocarbons and available electron acceptors.The BIOSCREEN results indicate that both the first-order decay and instantaneous reaction models can be calibrated to simulate the observed BTEX concentrations in the field. The instantaneous reaction model provides a much closer match to the observed utilization of electron acceptors, however.These results suggest that 1) the instantaneous reaction model is a better approach to simulating intrinsic remediation than a first-order decay model, and 2) the rate of actual BTEX dissolution from source zones may be much higher than the rate predicted by intrinsic remediation models that do not consider high biodegradation rates in the source zone. Methods for estimating plume lifetimes using the BIOSCREEN model will be presented.