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1 Environmental Geotechnology Bioremediation of Nebraska Sites Adam Charlesworth Lorato S. Tshaakane_Ditiro

2 History of Site Used by Blaine Naval Ammunition In the 1942 for 15 years Producing U.S Navy ammunition

3 Problems Contaminates of Ground water by plumes Mostly TCE (Trichloroethylene) Contaminate does not pass the confining clay layer

4 Solutions Use the In-situ Bioremediation method - Breaking living organism to a less toxic substance

5 Method Horizontal well installed down to the contaminates. Natural gas & triethyl phosphate (TEP) injected through the wells Indigenous micro-organisms rise

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7 Method (Continuos) Micro-organisms produce enzymes to metabolise methane One of the produced enzymes breaks TCE down to the TCE-epoxide.

8 Method (Continuos) TCE - epoxide breaks further into carbon dioxide and chloride salts

9 Why Bioremediation method It is Cheaper methods depletes the ground water as well

10 The End


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