Decontamination Systems Information and Reseach Program

Abstract

The following paragraphs comprise the research efforts during the first quarter of 1998 (January 1 -March 31). These tasks have been granted a continuation from the 1997 work and will all end in Progress was also marked on the Injection and Circulation of Potable Water Through PVDs task. Data reduction from this sequence of testing is ongoing. Work planned for next quarter includes completing the Injection / Extraction of potable water task and beginning the Surfactant Injection and removal task. Work by The Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) this quarter on Task 1.7 -Technical Support for Surfactantconsists of continuing with the field work initiated in 1997 on the field pilot study on the use of PVDs enhanced with a surfactant flushing solution for removal of TCE from contaminated fine-grain fraction soil and groundwater.iii