Petroleum Related Contamination
Subsurface spills of petroleum compounds (crude oil, gasoline, and gasoline additives)
may be the most frequently cited cause of ground-water contamination. USGS scientists and
their partners are developing information and tools essential for effective remediation and
long-term management of fuel spills. A major theme of this research is the effectiveness and
practical limitations of Natural Attenuation for treatment of sites with petroleum related
contamination. Research has been conducted at 4 research sites:
Crude Oil Contamination in a
Shallow Outwash Aquifer -- Bemidji, Minnesota
Oxygenated Gasoline --
Laurel Bay, South Carolina
Produced Water -- Osage-Skiatook
Petroleum Environmental Research Project, Oklahoma
Gasoline -- Galloway Township, New
Jersey [Completed]
Other Program Petroleum Related Research
Program Headlines on Petroleum Related Research
Fact Sheets
Upcoming Publications
- Volatile fuel hydrocarbons and oxygenates in the environment (Section 9.12): Cozzarelli, I.M., and Baehr, A.L., in Heinrich, D.H., and Karl, K.T., eds., Environmental Geochemistry, Lollar, B.S., ed., in Treatise on Geochemistry, New York, Elsevier Science, v. 9 (IN PRESS).
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