| Title: |
A New Solar-Powered Approach for Groundwater Contamination
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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| Country: |
USA
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| Language(s): |
English
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| Year: |
2011 |
| Author 1/Producer: |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Report/Document number/description: |
Research Brief 211
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| Report/document series name: |
Superfund Research Program
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| Publisher Country:
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USA |
| Publisher web link (root): |
http://tools.niehs.nih.gov
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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| Size: (e.g. 20mb) |
4.3 MB
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->In situ treatment technologies
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| Short description: |
Trichloroethylene (TCE), a chlorinated hydrocarbon that is used as an industrial solvent and degreaser, is one of the most common soil and groundwater contaminants in the United States. A research team led by Akram Alshawabkeh, Ph.D., from the Northeastern University Superfund Research Program has developed a new, low-cost strategy for remediating this contaminant. In a study published in the February 2012 edition of Environmental Science & Technology, the researchers outline a novel method that uses iron ions (Fe(II)) along with a palladium (Pd) catalyst to enhance oxidative degradation of TCE, which typically occurs as a side reaction during traditional TCE hydrodechlorination. Their method is particularly suited for sustained treatment of aquifers since a solar-powered system can be engineered for in situ implementation
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 01/09/2012
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