Reuse of Surfactants and Cosolvents for NAPL Remediation

by Donald M. Lowe

Surfactant-enhanced or cosolvent-enhanced ground water remediation remains one of the most promising extensions to pump-and-treat technology for contaminant source removal. This technology has proven effective in field demonstrations for the enhanced removal of both LNAPLS and DNAPLS. The cost of the surfactant and above ground fluid treatment presents the most serious impediment to full-scale application of this technology. Reuse of Surfactants and Cosolvents for NAPL Remediation provides the results of a field demonstration of an economical in situ treatment for NAPL remediation.
The field demonstration focused on the recovery of surfactants ready for reuse and included the following

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First published December 20, 1999