Current Informative Articles

1. Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater Using Biological Techniques by Paul E. Flathman, Douglas E. Jerger, and Lucy S. Bottomley

Two case studies are evaluated for their effectiveness in using biological remediation methods. The first deals with an ethylene glycol leak, the use of a natural occurring bacteria that uses ethylene glycol as a food source.
The second with Dichloromethane from a leaking pipeline. Engineered bacteria were brought in that use DCM as a sole energy and carbon source.

2. Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Groundwater: The perspectives of History and Hydrology
by Francis H. Chapelle

The article starts out with the first consideration of using natural organisms to remediate hydrocarbon spills in 1971. It continues through to modern techniques that take many factors into account before a remediation plan in is enacted.

3. In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Ground Water: The Funnel-and-Gate System by Robert C. Starr and John A. Cherry

The technique uses a wall of funnels that are used in a low hydraulic conductivity situation. The funnels have a porous membrane in the bottom that have either a biotic or abiotic reactant that removes the contaminants.

4. In Situ Biorestoration as a Ground Water Remediation Technique by John T. Wilson, Lowell E. Leach, Michael Henson, and Jerry N. Jones

The article presents the current problems with bioremediation techniques and how newer techniques are being developed to better remove contaminants. Most of the current techniques are based on the techniques pioneered in the mid 1970's.

5 Long-Term Performance of an In Situ "Iron Wall" for Remediation of VOCs by Stephanie F. O'Hannesin and Robert W. Gillham

The article looks at the long term effectiveness in the use of granular iron for in situ remediation. The granular iron reacts with the VOC's, causing carbonates to be produced.

6. In Situ Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated by Heavy- and Transition-Metal Ions by Selective Ion Exchange Methods by Mark Y. Vilensky, Brian Berkowitz, and Abraham Warshawsky

7. Technical Protocol For Implementing Intrinsic Remediation With Long-Term Monitoring For Natural Attenuation Of Fuel Contamination Dissolved In Groundwater by Todd H. Wiedemeier

8. Soil Remediation Techniques at Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites A Critical Review by Ronald C. Sims

9. Remediation of Polluted Soils and Sediment: Perspectives and Failures by W. H. Rulkens, R. Tichy, and J. T. C. Grotenhuis

10. Optimal Ground-Water Remediation Methods Applied to a Superfund Site: From Formulation to Implementation by David P. Ahlfed, Roger H. Page, and George F. Pinder