Application of reactive barriers operated in frozen ground
Permeable reactive barriers allow passive treatment of contaminated groundwater. Barriers, filled with reactive media, are able to treat a wide range of contaminants including dissolved nutrients and metals, petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated organic compounds. Advantages for areas of frozen gro...
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| Format: | Book Part |
| Language: | English |
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Springer, Springer Nature
2009
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| Online Access: | https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/8f0876a9-9ba1-4b0c-b214-105989077d36 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69371-0_20 |
| Summary: | Permeable reactive barriers allow passive treatment of contaminated groundwater. Barriers, filled with reactive media, are able to treat a wide range of contaminants including dissolved nutrients and metals, petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated organic compounds. Advantages for areas of frozen ground include low energy requirements, the ability to function unattended, and a low cost of operation. Although freeze-thaw cycling poses additional challenges to their successful operation, barriers are now helping to remediate contaminated sites in Antarctica and the Arctic. |
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