EVALUATING AN INNOVATIVE OXYGEN SENSOR FOR REMOTE SUBSURFACE OXYGEN MEASUREMENTS

Millings, Margaret R. ; Riha, Brian D. ; Hyde, W. Keith ; Vangelas, Karen ; Looney, Brian B.

Savannah River Site (S.C.)

关键词: Attenuation;    Monitoring;    Oxygen;    Bioremediation;    Anaerobic Conditions;   

DOI  :  10.2172/895044
RP-ID  :  WSRC-STI-2006-00247
RP-ID  :  DE-AC09-96SR18500
RP-ID  :  895044

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Oxygen is a primary indicator of whether anaerobic reductive dechlorination and similar redox based processes contribute to natural attenuation remedies at chlorinated solvent contaminated sites. Thus, oxygen is a viable indicator parameter for documenting that a system is being sustained in an anaerobic condition. A team of researchers investigated the adaptation of an optical sensor that was developed for oceanographic applications. The optical sensor, because of its design and operating principle, has potential for extended deployment and sensitivity at the low oxygen levels relevant to natural attenuation. The results of the research indicate this tool will be useful for in situ long-term monitoring applications, but that the traditional characterization tools continue to be appropriate for characterization activities.