Kleinfelder Issued Patent for Innovative Environmental Remediation Process
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Kleinfelder - a global architecture, engineering and science consulting firm - today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent 8,580,114 covering a new remediation process designed to remove contamination from groundwater. This propriety method is applicable to areas where large dissolved plumes of contaminants (e.g., nitrates, perchlorate, metals, and other chemicals) are affecting groundwater.
The newly patented process relies on an underground treatment system consisting of a network of injection and extraction wells with pre-emplaced emulsified vegetable oil or other appropriate reagent. Untreated groundwater is conveyed through the treatment system whereby contaminants undergo bioremediation (or chemical oxidation, depending on reagent selection). The treatment system is smaller in area than the plume and can be located in easy-to-access areas with appropriate soil types, and at convenient depths.
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- Groundwater Recharge