The U.S. Department of Energy established the Environmental Sciences Laboratory (ESL) in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1991 to support its programs. ESL scientists perform applied research and laboratory-scale demonstrations of soil and ground water remediation and treatment technologies. |
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Installation, monitoring, and operation of permeable reactive barriers |
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Research for permeable reactive barriers and treatment cells |
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Performance assessment and optimization of ground water remediation systems |
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Ground water characterization |
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Coupled hydrogeochemical modeling for ground water remediation |
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Soil and ground water phytoremediation |
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Design and monitor landfill covers |
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Analogs of long-term performance of waster disposal cells |
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Water balance studies, lysimetry, and vadose zone monitoring |