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Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons under Nitrate and Sulfate Reducing ConditionsDavid Abranovic P.E., ERM, Scottsdale, AZPaula Chang, ERM, Scottsdale, AZRichard Brown, ERM, Ewing, NJ
WaterTech 2008
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Contents
• Summary of Sulfate Nitrate Reduction• Site Background and Setting• Environmental Setting• Laboratory Testing Results• Pilot Test Design and Implementation• Pilot Test Results• Full Scale Remediation Strategy
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Electron Acceptors Products
1. Oxygen >>> Water, CO22. Nitrate >>> Nitrogen, CO2
3. Fe(III) >>> Fe(II), CO24. Mn(IV) >>> Mn(II), CO25. Sulfate >>> Sulfide, CO26. None (fermentation) >>> Methane, CO2
Hydrocarbon Biodegradation
Contaminant(Electron donor)e.g. BTEX
e-
e- and C
Energy
Microbial Growth
EnergyYield
Kinetics in labexperiments
High
Low
Fast
Slow
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Why Sulfate?
•Very low solubility
•Aquifer clogging
0 – 0.0240.0240 - 1Iron (III)
•DW concern
•Primary MCL – 10 mg/L NO3-N (45 mg/L NO3)
16.8 – 21.00.2180 - 100Nitrate
•Hydrogen sulfide; never documented as an issue in the field
•Secondary MCL for sulfate – 250 mg/L*
22.0 – 55.00.22100 – 250*Sulfate
19.8 – 23.10.3360 - 70Pure Oxygen
•Limited solubility
•Numerous oxygen sinks
•Potential aquifer clogging
•Biofouling near injection point
3.0 – 3.30.339 - 10Oxygen (in air)
IssuesPotential Benzene Degraded
(mg/L)
Mass of benzene
degraded per unit mass of EA
Maximum Concentration
(mg/L)
Electron Acceptor (EA)
•Very low solubility
•Aquifer clogging
0 – 0.0240.0240 - 1Iron (III)
•DW concern
•Primary MCL – 10 mg/L NO3-N (45 mg/L NO3)
16.8 – 21.00.2180 - 100Nitrate
•Hydrogen sulfide; never documented as an issue in the field
•Secondary MCL for sulfate – 250 mg/L*
22.0 – 55.00.22100 – 250*Sulfate
19.8 – 23.10.3360 - 70Pure Oxygen
•Limited solubility
•Numerous oxygen sinks
•Potential aquifer clogging
•Biofouling near injection point
3.0 – 3.30.339 - 10Oxygen (in air)
IssuesPotential Benzene Degraded
(mg/L)
Mass of benzene
degraded per unit mass of EA
Maximum Concentration
(mg/L)
Electron Acceptor (EA)
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Sulfate/Nitrate Advantages
• Most HC plumes are anaerobic and depleted of soluble electron acceptors (nitrate and sulfate)
• Sulfate reducing bacteria are ubiquitous and rapidly grow in HC rich anaerobic conditions
• Nitrate may oxidize iron sulfides to sulfate and boost the total electron acceptor pool
• Suitable for a variety of hydrocarbons – gasoline, gas condensate, alkanes, PAH, diesel…
• Nitrate and sulfate salts are much more soluble than oxygen• Lower cost alternative $ 19 to 150/t vs $16,500/ton for ORC
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Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Site 25, 148th Fighter Wing (FW), Duluth, MN
Looking East
025-MW003 and 003 Deep
025-MW011
East-southeast
025-MW010
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Site Background and Setting
• Water table from 3 to 12 ft bgs, due to topographic slope
• Interbedded silts and clay to approximately 20 ft bgs
• Primary contaminant of concern: Benzene• Abandoned upgradient UST source for BTEX,
GRO and DRO• Receptor of concern is a nearby wetland
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Contaminant Concentrations
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Treatability Study Set-up
• Site groundwater and soil• BTEX, GRO and DRO spiked at time zero • Treatment Conditions:
• Sterile Groundwater Control – groundwater only
• Ambient (Live) Control – groundwater and soil
• Sulfate Amended – 400 to 1,000 mg/L
• Sulfate and Nitrate Amended – 400 to 1,000 mg/L and 4 to 8 mg/L, respectively
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Treatability Study Results
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Treatability Results Summary
• From 0 to 13 weeks, the nitrate+sulfate treatment show >98% decrease in Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes and GRO
• From 13 to 26 weeks the % change is almost equal in the ambient, sulfate and sulfate+nitrate treatments, indicating that the degradation rate caught up after the longer incubation period
• Soil GRO and DRO concentrations dropped significantly in all three treatments over the 26 week period
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Pilot Test Design
• Sulfate (Epsom Salt,MgSO4, 400 mg/L) Nitrate (as KNO3, 4 mg/L) and dosages from treatability test
• 850 lb of of 40% MgSO4
• 6 lb of 62% KNO3
• 4,650 gal GAC filters tap water used to batch-mix injection solutions
• ROI of 20 ft, targeted top 12 feet below water table• Injection grid of 10 points• Distribution testing at 5, 10 and 15 ft from two
injection points
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Pilot Test Design
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Ideal Field Conditions vs. Reality - a Difference of 40 Degrees
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Field Set-up
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Pressure Pulse Injection – WavefrontTM
•Pressure wave induces pore throat dilation
•Hornet – Model Name
•Injections were performed with and without the pressure pulse
•The unit is pressure sensitive – needs a minimum pressure (can be set by manufacturer)
•Affects ability to valve down injection pressures/rates Injection Point RodControl Box
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ROI Confirmation Sampling
• Injections were performed downgradient to upgradient• 6 of the 10 injection points used Wavefront•Groundwater samples were collected a radia distances from injection points at 5, 10, and 15 feet• Analyzed using a LaMotte Field Test Kit for Sulfate, range 0 – 200 ppm
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ROI Monitoring
INJ-1
INJ-2
LocationSulfate (mg/L) Wavefront
I1-5 160-200 YI1-10 160-200 YI1-15 50-80 YI2-5 160-200 NAI2-10 160-200 NAI2-15 160-200 NAI2-5 >200 NI2-10 >200 NI2-15 80-120 N
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Results – Test Area Shallow Well025-003MW
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Results – Test Area Deep Well025-003MW- Deep
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene Benzene Toluene Series6 Sulfate
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Results – Down Gradient Shallow Well025-011MW
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene Benzene Toluene Total Xylene Sulfate
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Pilot Test Conclusions
• Sulfate/nitrate reduction is an effective tool for accelerating natural attenuation of HCs in groundwater
• Removal of free-phase hydrocarbons is necessary for successful application sulfate reduction
• Based on the rapid consumption rates, high sulfate/nitrate dosing will likely not result in groundwater exceeding secondary standards
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Future Site Work
• High Vacuum Extraction for source area separate phase HC removal
• Sulfate/Nitrate amendments to address residual dissolved phase HC remediation
• Monitored Natural Attenuation as final polishing step
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Questions