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Bioremediation (In Situ) |
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| Project Information | ||||||||||
| Site Name, Location: | Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, CA United States | |||||||||
| Contaminant(s) of Concern: | Methyl tert butyl ether | |||||||||
| Media Treated: | Groundwater | |||||||||
| Treatment Technology(s): | Bioremediation (In Situ) | |||||||||
| Technology Design and Operation: | Pilot demonstration consists of three configurations for oxygen addition: release wells, release panel, and a permeable trench. Each configuration utilizes a patented engineered polymeric diffusive release apparatus known as the Waterloo Emitter TM. | |||||||||
| In Situ or Ex Situ Treatment: | In Situ | |||||||||
| Technology Vendor: | University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontarion, Canada |
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| Vendor Phone: | 519-888-4058 | |||||||||
| Vendor Email: | sinwood@uwaterloo.ca | |||||||||
| Technology Scale: | Pilot | |||||||||
| Start of Operation: | 8/1/1999 | |||||||||
| End of Operation: | Present | |||||||||
| Status: | On-going | |||||||||
| Additional Information: | Vandenberg Air Force Base Case Study (PDF) | |||||||||
| Comments: | Based on the success of the pilot study, presently a full scale implementation of the Waterloo Emitter TM technology is underway at the Vandenberg Air Force Base. | |||||||||
| Last Updated: | May 2002 | |||||||||
| Cost and Performance Information (µg/l in groundwater) | ||||||||||
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| Additional Information About Technology Performance: | Reported MTBE concentrations are groundwater concentrations. MTBE concentration after treatment is as of December 1999. | |||||||||
| Point(s) of Contact | ||||||||||
| Primary Contact: |
Douglas Mackay University of Waterloo University of Waterloo Stanford, CA 94305 United States |
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| Phone: | 650-324-2809 | |||||||||
| Fax: | 650-324-2259 |
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| Secondary Contact: |
Scott Inwood Commercialization Manager Technology Transfer Office University of Waterloo Stanford, CA N2L 3G1 United States |
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| Phone: | 519-888-4567 Ext. 3728 | |||||||||
| Fax: | 519-746-3575 | |||||||||
| Email: | sinwood@uwaterloo.ca |
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| References | ||||||||||
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Draft. MTBE Case Study. "Vandenberg Air Force Base: In Situ Bioremediation." July 2000. Scott Inwood, University of Waterloo. 2002. Update to Vandenberg Air Force Base Profile Via Web Site Submission. June 7. |
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