Evaluation of the Feasibility of Biodegrading Explosives-Contaminated Soils and Groundwater at the Newport Army Ammunition Plant (NAAP)
1991
Montemagno, C. D.
Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the feasibility of using biological treatment schemes to decontaminate soil and groundwater contaminated with explosives and petroleum products. The intent of this study was to determine if biological treatment has potential as a treatment alternative and to use knowledge gained in ongoing work at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (JAAP), which is using Soil Slurry-Sequencing Batch Reactors (SS-SBRs). Soil samples collected from NAAP and a bacterial consortium capable of tolerating 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) were isolated. The co-substrate succinate was required to obtain growth in the presence of TNT. Bench scale feasibility studies were conducted to determine the ability of NAAP soil to be decontaminated in an SS-SBR. The reactors were operated in aerobic and anaerobic conditions. In no case was appreciable removal of TNT evident.
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