The following white paper provides an abbreviated overview of two laboratory experiments and a fieldwork demonstration that showed evidence for the biodegradation of contaminants from CAC.
The colloidal activated carbon (CAC) technologies developed by REGENESIS, PetroFix and PlumeStop, are often paired with biostimulating electron acceptors or donors to destroy adsorbed contaminants.
N3B investigates legacy sites from LANL’s Manhattan Project and Cold War operations and addresses environmental impacts resulting from these operations.
“Expanding and increasing the number of contaminated brownfield sites remediated, especially in the south and west suburbs, will help correct historical injustice,” says Director of the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability Deborah Stone.
After excavating more than 2,200 truckloads of soil contaminated by solvents, the DOE expects a 2024 completion date for the cleanup of an old uranium enrichment plant.
An area of land in Oak Ridge will be added to the Manhattan Project National Historical Park thanks to the Office of Environmental Management’s cleanup efforts there.