Title :
Modeling the Fate and Transport of Halohydrocarbons Contaminants in Groundwater Aquifers of a Northern City
Author :
Liu Mingzhu ; Zhang Yonggen ; Hu Liqin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Water Resources & Environ., China Univ. of Geosci., Beijing, China
Abstract :
In this paper, the characteristics of organic pollutants in the study area are analyzed on the basis of the analysis of three field water samples. Then based on the parameters obtained from laboratory test and domestic and foreign literature, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) transported in the groundwater of the study area are simulated using Groundwater Modeling System (GMS). The result indicates that there is biodegradation process of TCE and PCE in the groundwater of this area, but the reaction rate is very slow. This also shows that the concentrations of TCE and PCE probably maintain at a relatively high level in the far future.
Keywords :
biodegradable materials; environmental degradation; groundwater; water pollution; biodegradation process; field water samples; groundwater aquifers; groundwater modeling system; halohydrocarbon contaminants; laboratory test; organic pollutants; perchloroethylene; transport modeling; trichloroethylene; Biodegradation; Carbon dioxide; Cities and towns; Geology; Laboratories; Rail transportation; Railway safety; System testing; Water pollution; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE), 2010 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4712-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2151-7614
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5515046