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IV oa a <br /> 07 June 2012 <br /> AGE-NC Project No. 95-0184 ay. <br /> Page 3 of 14 �,. � <br /> n <br /> IN-SITU AIR SPARGING PILOT TEST / SJR <br /> From 11 November through 16 November 2009, an IAS pilot test was performed at the <br /> site; a soil vapor extraction pilot test was performed simultaneously. This pilot test was <br /> performed to provide data to evaluate the feasibility of air sparging as a remediation <br /> method at the site. An air injection rate of approximately 1 cubic feet per minute (cfm)was <br /> maintained for the start of the test period. The flow rate was then increased to <br /> approximately 1.5 cfm through the duration of the pilot test. Field measurements, collected <br /> from the observation wells throughout the duration of the IAS pilot test included, SVE <br /> vacuum pressure (VW-5A), ground water depth and dissolved oxygen. The vacuum was <br /> measured in inches of water at the SVE well manifold using a Magnehelic differential <br /> pressure gauge; ground water depth was measured using a Solinst water level meter; and <br /> dissolved oxygen (DO) was measured using a dissolved oxygen meter. <br /> During the IAS pilot test, only minor fluctuations in ground water elevation were measured. <br /> Significant increases in ground water elevation during the IAS pilot test would be indicative <br /> of ground water mounding which may cause the dissolved hydrocarbon plume to migrate. <br /> No trends of increasing ground water elevation were observed at the site. The depth to <br /> ground water did fluctuate at well VW-513, with a steady increase of two feet over the first <br /> two days of the pilot test and then stabilizing thereafter. The initial DO measurements <br /> indicated no significant background dissolved concentrations at the site. A plot of DO <br /> values versus time during the IAS pilot test indicated very sharp increases in DO readings <br /> at surrounding wells during initial 24 hours of air-sparging. High DO was measured in well <br /> VW-4 following active air-sparging and less pronounced DO concentrations were <br /> measured in wells VW-2A and EW-1. However, concentrations decreased to near non- <br /> detect levels after approximately 24 hours in several wells monitored on the site. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON- <br /> IMPACTED GROUND WATER AND SOIL SOUTHERN UST AREA <br /> AGE believes that an in-situ method would be more effective in both cost and performance <br /> over a "pump and treat' ex-situ method. The performance of field scale pilot studies for <br /> ground water extraction have been completed. <br /> Remediation of impacted ground water should be conducted concurrently with soil <br /> remediation to prevent re-contamination of remediated soil. In-situ air sparging combined <br /> with soil vapor extraction, across the southern UST area dissolved plume appears to be <br /> a viable alternative for remediation of both soil and ground water in the vicinity of the <br /> former UST locations. <br /> Advanced GeoEnvironmental,Inc. <br />