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Travel-Time Based Reactive Transport Modeling for In Situ Subsurface Reactor

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Delivery and Mixing in the Subsurface

Part of the book series: SERDP ESTCP Environmental Remediation Technology ((SERDP/ESTCP,volume 4))

Abstract

Engineered in situ bioremediation of contaminated groundwater often uses multiple-well systems consisting of extraction and injection wells to create subsurface in situ reactors acting as treatment zones. Contaminated groundwater from the capture zone is withdrawn by the extraction well and then, mixed with additives, is returned through the injection well into the recirculation and release zones, where reactions occur. In order to design such in situ reactor systems and evaluate their performance, efficient and practical modeling tools are needed for simulating subsurface flow and bioreactive transport. This chapter describes a practical and efficient travel-time based approach for simulating reactive transport in such engineered remediation systems.

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    Jian Luo

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    Peter K. Kitanidis

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    Perry L. McCarty

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Luo, J. (2012). Travel-Time Based Reactive Transport Modeling for In Situ Subsurface Reactor. In: Kitanidis, P., McCarty, P. (eds) Delivery and Mixing in the Subsurface. SERDP ESTCP Environmental Remediation Technology, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2239-6_5

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