Chlorinated organic compounds are widely used in various industrial processes. Due to their
high density and low water solubility, they are mainly utilized as cleaning solvents in dry cleaning
operations, as well as semiconductor manufacturers. Many chlorinated organic compounds spilled
sites contain residuals, which present in a pure liquid phase (dense non-aqueous phase liquids,
DNAPLs). Trichloroethylene (TCE) is the most typical compound as a result. In situ bioremediation
has been successfully used for the removal of TCE. This process has several advantages, such as
relative simplicity, low cost, and potentially remarkable efficiency in contamination removal than
others. By using the in situ bioremediation to remediate TCE contaminated groundwater, it must
ensure (1) biodegradability of contaminants, and the presence of a competent biodegrading
population of microorganisms, (2) presence of electron acceptors, and (3) environment condition
and, nutrient sources.
A field study for biodegradation TCE through molasses injection was conducted at the
industrial trading estate in Kaohsiung City. The study included electronic products, semiconductor,
nicety optical industry and so on. Molasses, nitrate and phosphate were introduced from injection
well (BW1-1 and BW2-1) into aerobic and anaerobic groundwater contaminated site.
In the aerobic zone, there were four wells being monitored: BW1-1, C029, BW1-2 and BW1-3.
After 213 days of biostimulation treatment, TCE concentration detection results showed TCE
concentrations in all wells monitored. BW1-1 and C029, there was a sharp decrease from 0.0853
mg/L to below the detection limit and from 0.1340 mg/L to 0.0038 mg/L. BW1-2 and BW1-3
showed a slight decrease from 0.0668 mg/L to 0.0211 mg/L and from 0.0323 mg/L to 0.0161 mg/L.
After treatments, TCE concentrations in all wells monitored were dropped to 0.05 mg/L. In
anaerobic zone, there were four wells being monitored: BW2-1, SW-4, BW2-2 and BW2-3. After
193 days of biostimulation treatment, TCE concentration detection results showed TCE
concentrations in all wells monitored. BW2-1, SW-4, BW2-2 and BW2-3 all had a slight decrease
from 0.0399 mg/L to 0.0043 mg/L, from 0.14603 mg/L to 0.0687 mg/L, from 0.1030 mg/L to
0.0365 mg/L and from 0.0492 mg/L to 0.0289 mg/L.
According to the results from BIOCHLOR modeling, elevated aqueous concentration of
chloroethenes with a classical reduction pathway for TCE leading to an accumulation of vinyl
chloride and ethane. All the results revealed that bioremediation technology is one of the more
feasible approaches to clean up TCE contaminated groundwater in this field.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0902109-151714 |
| Date | 02 September 2009 |
| Creators | Tseng, Shih-hao |
| Contributors | C. Huang, Kuang Chung Yu, C. M. Kao, J. S. Chen, L. Yang |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0902109-151714 |
| Rights | not_available, Copyright information available at source archive |
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