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Processes Affecting the Natural Attenuation of Gasoline in Ground Water: Galloway Township, New Jersey

Gasoline from a leaking underground storage tank in Galloway, New Jersey, has contaminated a shallow sand aquifer. Investigators have developed methods to determine the rate at which gasoline degrades to less toxic compounds in the subsurface and to simulate the movement of gasoline vapors in soil by using computer models. These methods are used to evaluate the potential for the natural attenuation of contaminants and to design remedial strategies for gasoline in the subsurface. Nationwide, leaking underground petroleum storage tanks threaten shallow ground-water supplies and allow gasoline vapors to move into basements.

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More Information

• Galloway Township, New Jersey Research Site Home Page -- The Galloway Township research team maintains its own home page that contains additional information about the research site.
• Project Bibliography
• Project Photo Gallery
• Abstracts from Selected Meetings/Conferences
  
• For additional information about the Galloway Township Research Site please send e-mail to Art Baehr at

Project Remediation Related Activities

• Vapor Extraction Optimization
• Quanitfying Natural Attenuation at the Plume Scale

Related Research Projects·

• Processes Affecting the Natural Attenuation of Fuel Oxygenates in Ground Water -- Laurel Bay, South Carolina
  
• Crude Oil Contamination in the Shallow Subsurface -- Bemidji, Minnesota
  
• Environmental Impacts Associated with Disposal of Saline Water Produced During Petroleum Production - Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project, Oklahoma

Other Hydrocarbon Remediation Related Activates

• Oxygen-Release Compound Remediation Tests
• Oil Recovery Performance Monitoring
• Biodegradation of Charcoal Production Wastes

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