Petroleum Related Contamination
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An active production tank battery and adjacent unlined brine pit at site B on the shores of Skiatook Lake, Okla. The brine pit receives water co-produced with oil, which is pumped from the pit and disposed of. Occasional overflows due to pump failures have created a salt scar, which extends from the pit to the lake. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project
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Subsurface spills of petroleum compounds (crude oil, gasoline, and gasoline additives)
may be the most frequently cited cause of ground-water contamination. USGS scientists and
their partners are developing information and tools essential for effective remediation and
long-term management of fuel spills. A major theme of this research is the effectiveness and
practical limitations of Natural Attenuation for treatment of sites with petroleum related
contamination. Research has been conducted at 4 research sites:
Crude Oil Contamination in a
Shallow Outwash Aquifer -- Bemidji, Minnesota
Oxygenated Gasoline --
Laurel Bay, South Carolina
Produced Water -- Osage-Skiatook
Petroleum Environmental Research Project, Oklahoma
Gasoline -- Galloway Township, New
Jersey [Completed]
Other Program Petroleum Related Research
Program Headlines on Petroleum Related Research
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