• The Characteristics of Groundwater and a Field Test for Thermal Insulation of Landfarming of Petroleum Contaminated Soil in Winter Season
  • Cho, Chang-Hwan;Kim, Soon-Heum;An, Jong-Ik;Lee, Yoon-Oh;Choi, Sang-Il;
  • Korea Environmental Corporation;Korea Environmental Corporation;Korea Environmental Corporation;Department of Environmental Engineering Kwangwoon University;Department of Environmental Engineering Kwangwoon University;
  • 유류오염지역의 지하수 수질특성 및 동절기 토양경작법의 온도보전을 위한 현장사례 연구
  • 조장환;김순흠;안종익;이윤오;최상일;
  • 한국환경공단;한국환경공단;한국환경공단;광운대학교 환경공학과;광운대학교 환경공학과;
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to identify the characteristics of groundwater in the petroleum contaminated site and to evaluate the applicability of house-type landfarm facilities heated with briquette stoves in winter season. The six monitoring wells were installed at the site where pH, dissolved oxygen, and temperature were all measured. Also groundwater contaminants, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and total petroleum hydrocarbon, were analyzed twice. House-type two landfarm facilities ($12m{\times}40m{\times}4.8m$) each installed with four briquette stoves were constructed. During four rounds treatment process, VOCs, moisture, temperature were monitored and soil contaminants were analyzed. The pH was 6.37 and considered subacid and DO was measured to be 3.12 mg/L. The temperature of groundwater was measured to be $9.48^{\circ}C$. The groundwater contaminants were detected only in the monitoring wells within the contaminated area or close to it showing that the groundwater contaminated area was similar to the soil contaminated area. During the landfarm process, 73.3% of VOCs concentration in interior gas was decreased and moisture was lowered from 17.7% to 13.4%. In the morning, at 8:00 am, the temperature was decreased showing soil ($5.5^{\circ}C$) > interior ($4.8^{\circ}C$) > exterior ($3.5^{\circ}C$). In the afternoon, at 2:00 pm, the temperature was soil ($8.6^{\circ}C$) < interior ($9.9^{\circ}C$) < exterior ($11.5^{\circ}C$) with solar radiation. The temperature difference between interior and exterior was $0.7^{\circ}C$ in the morning, but it was $1.6^{\circ}C$ in the afternoon. A total of 130 days were taken for four round landfarm processes. Each process was completed within 33 days showing 80% of cleanup efficiency ($1^{st}$ order dissipation rate(k) = 0.1771).

Keywords: Winter season;Landfarm process;House-type;Briquette stoves;Temperature;

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This Article

  • 2013; 18(5): 7-14

    Published on Oct 31, 2013

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2013.18.5.007
  • Received on Feb 13, 2013
  • Revised on Aug 9, 2013
  • Accepted on Sep 23, 2013