Stabilized hydrogen peroxide for the remediation of hydrocarbons and MTBE in high temperature and saline groundwater

Abstract

A field pilot-scale test was conducted to determine if the use of citric acid-stabilized hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is effective in reducing dissolved concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbon compounds (PHCs) and the additive methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in impacted high salinity groundwater. The test was carried out adjacent to an operational hydrocarbon fuel facility in Western tope analyses are consistent with the concentration data and show petroleum hydrocarbon and MTBE was degraded by the citric acid-stabilized hydrogen peroxide treatment.