Field investigation of natural attenuation of chlorinated
solvents--Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
University of Virginia and Princeton University scientists collecting water from lysimeters at the site (circa 1992). The sprinkler was used to simulate rainfall so an estimate of the amount of trichloroethylene (TCE) being redissolved by percolating rainfall could be made
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Trichloroethylene (TCE), which is a common cleaning
solvent and degreaser, has contaminated a sand and gravel aquifer near
Picatinny, New Jersey. Investigations have focused on measuring natural
processes that are removing TCE from ground water (such as degradation
by microbes and loss as vapors to the atmosphere), identifying causes
for the persistence of TCE in the aquifer, and field testing new
remediation technologies.
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