Natural Attenuation Software (NAS) Application and Demonstration Case Study
Biodegradation of Chlorinated Ethenes and Benzenes, Site 3, Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida
For approximately 20 years a pit (Operable Unit 8, Site 3) on grounds of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida, was used to dispose of spent fuels, oils, solvents, paint, and paint strippers (until 1975). Remediation of the site included in-situ air sparging of contaminants from the source area and monitored natural attenuation (MNA) of downgradient ground water contaminated with chlorinated ethenes and benzenes. Water-quality monitoring data from the site is being used to evaluate the ability of the Natural Attenuation Software (NAS) package to estimate cleanup times associated with combining the remediation of a contaminant source-area with using Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) to remediate the remaining downgradient contaminant plume. This site is one of eight demonstration sites that make up a diverse set of geologic, hydraulic, and geochemical environments. The evaluation is being conducted by the U.S. Navy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), with funding from the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).
Site Information
- Halford, K.J., 1998, Ground-water flow in the surficial aquifer system and potential movement of contaminants from selected waste-disposal sites at Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4278, 68 p.
- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (EPA ID: FL5170022474), Florida NPL/NPL Caliber Cleanup Site Summaries, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Installation Summaries, Environmental Restoration Program, U.S. Navy
- Public Health Assessment, Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Navy Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Program Management Office, U.S. Navy
NAS Information
Other NAS Demonstration Case Studies
- A Landfill Leaking Chlorinated Ethenes, U.S. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia
- Biodegradation of Chlorinated Ethenes in Fractured Dolomite, Textron Realty Operations Incorporated, Niagara Falls, New York
- Natural Attenuation of a Chlorinated Benzene Plume, U.S. Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida
- Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes in a Seasonally Cold Environment, Peger Road Operations and Maintenance Facility, Fairbanks, Alaska
- Natural Attenuation of Ground Water Contaminated with Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compounds, Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES), Lakehurst, New Jersey
- Remediation of Trichloroethylene-Contaminated Ground Water, Ash Landfill, Seneca Army Depot Activity, Romulus, New York
- Source-Area Containment of a Trichloroethene Plume, Operable Unit 2, Hill Air Force Base, Davis County, Utah
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