Surfactant Screening of Diesel-Contaminated Soil
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials
- Vol. 9 (2) , 113-136
- https://doi.org/10.1089/hwm.1992.9.113
Abstract
At one installation in California, approximately 60,000 gal of No. 2 diesel fuel leaked into the subsurface environment, resulting in contamination at depths from 6 to 34 m below the surface. Argonne National Laboratory was contracted to perform treatability studies for site remediation. This paper summarizes a surfactant screening/surfactant flooding research program in which 22 surfactants were screened for their effectiveness in mobilizing the organics from the contaminated soil prior to bioremediation. Anionic surfactants resulted in the greatest degree of diesel mobilization. The most promising surfactants will be employed on contaminated soil samples obtained from the site.Keywords
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