| Title: |
FootPrint (BTEX plume model)
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| Resource Type: |
software --> modelling
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| Country: |
USA
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| Year: |
2008 |
| Availability: |
FOOTPRINT Version 1.0 - June 2008 - available on line
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| Producers or distributor |
US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->MNA
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Geochemistry
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Microbiology
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Modelling
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Geochemistry
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Groundwater processes overview
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Hydrogeology
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Microbiology
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| Short description: |
FootPrint is a simple and user-friendly screening
model used to estimate the length and surface area of benzene,
toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) plumes in ground water,
produced from a spill of gasoline that contains ethanol. Ethanol
has a potential negative impact on the natural biodegradation of
BTEX compounds in ground water. The primary objective of the
software is to predict the increase in surface area of the plume
of BTEX compounds or any other chemical of concern (COC) due to
the presence of ethanol in ground water. FootPrint estimates the
area of a plume of particular BTEX compounds that are contained
within two biodegradation zones: 1) a zone that is immediately
adjacent to the source, where ethanol is present in high
concentration and no biodegradation of the BTEX compounds (or
other COC) is allowed, and 2) a second zone, where the ethanol
concentration is negligible due to the natural biodegradation of
ethanol in the first zone and biodegradation of the BTEX
compound (or other COC) contributes to attenuation in
concentration of the BTEX compounds. FootPrint is based on the
modified version of the Domenico model (1987)
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 04/02/2009
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