Petroleum Related Contamination
A large band wheel once provided power to pump multiple production wells at Site A, Skiatook Lake, Okla. Attached to the wheel's hub were steel rods connected to outlying pump jacks. The rods ran back and forth through wooden guides mounted in metal posts. Several posts can be seen behind the rim of the wheel -- 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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New Publications
- Response to commentary on Observed methanogenic biodegradation rrogressions: Hostettler, F.D., Bekins, B.A., Rostad, C.E., and Herkelrath, W.N., 2008, Environmental Forensics, v. 9, no. 2-3, p. 121-126, doi:10.1080/15275920802115738.
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