Natural Source Zone Depletion of Petroleum Hydrocarbon NAPL
Kayvan Karimi Askarani,
Tom Sale,
Tom Palaia
Abstract:In the last decade, it has become widely recognized that petroleum found in soil and groundwater in the form of non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) is depleted by naturally occurring microbial communities. Losses of petroleum NAPL via natural processes are referred to as natural source zone depletion (NSZD). The natural loss rates of petroleum NAPL are large enough that they can often be the primary component of a site management strategy. Losses of NAPL through NSZD processes provide by-products such as CO2, CH4,… Show more
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