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== The field site: Akacievej, Hedehusene ==
 
== The field site: Akacievej, Hedehusene ==
Description of the field site, spill history, overview
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At the Akacievej site, a dry cleaning facility was operating in the period 1973-2003. In 2002, the site was screened for contamination.
* Former dry cleaning facility in Denmark (1973-2003)
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This revealed high concentrations of PCE and TCE in the pore air close to where a dry cleaning facility operated in the years between 1973 and 1975.  
* PCE spill in 1976 → dissolved plume with ca. 400 m length evolved until 2005
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Most of the contamination is likely to be from the operation of the dry cleaning facility and a release during a fire at the site in 1975.
* Removal of DNAPL by excavation of most polluted soil down to the top of the limestone in 2006
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The contamination was evaluated to pose a potential risk for the drinking water extraction at the Fløng waterworks, which has its closest extraction well about 600 meters north of the Akacievej site.
* Installation of a pump-and-treat remediation system in 2007: pumping with 2.5 m3/h from the upper 6 meters of the limestone (mainly crushed limestone
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* Treatment of pumped water with activated carbon and reinfiltration through infiltration cassettes and an overflow well
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In 2007, the most contaminated soil containing PCE as DNAPL was removed and extensive remedial activities were started.
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The goal of the remedial activities was to remove the hotspot and to achieve hydraulic control of the groundwater contamination.
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The following actions were taken:
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* Removal of contaminated soil in the source area 0-6 m bgs. Local excavation down to the limestone surface at about 8 m bgs. (limestone is found below ca. 7.5 m bgs.)
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* Establishment of venting pipes and a drainage pipe
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* Remedial pumping with 2.5 m3/h from the upper 6 meters of the limestone to establish hydraulic control
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* Activated carbon filtering of the pumped water and reinfiltration of the purified water through infiltration cassettes with an overflow connected to a deep borehole
  
 
[[File:PlumeExtent2006-2015.png|thumb|left|600px| Extent of contaminant plume in 2006 and 2015 and location of remediation system.]]
 
[[File:PlumeExtent2006-2015.png|thumb|left|600px| Extent of contaminant plume in 2006 and 2015 and location of remediation system.]]

Revision as of 12:31, 9 February 2017

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The field site: Akacievej, Hedehusene

At the Akacievej site, a dry cleaning facility was operating in the period 1973-2003. In 2002, the site was screened for contamination. This revealed high concentrations of PCE and TCE in the pore air close to where a dry cleaning facility operated in the years between 1973 and 1975. Most of the contamination is likely to be from the operation of the dry cleaning facility and a release during a fire at the site in 1975. The contamination was evaluated to pose a potential risk for the drinking water extraction at the Fløng waterworks, which has its closest extraction well about 600 meters north of the Akacievej site.

In 2007, the most contaminated soil containing PCE as DNAPL was removed and extensive remedial activities were started. The goal of the remedial activities was to remove the hotspot and to achieve hydraulic control of the groundwater contamination. The following actions were taken:

  • Removal of contaminated soil in the source area 0-6 m bgs. Local excavation down to the limestone surface at about 8 m bgs. (limestone is found below ca. 7.5 m bgs.)
  • Establishment of venting pipes and a drainage pipe
  • Remedial pumping with 2.5 m3/h from the upper 6 meters of the limestone to establish hydraulic control
  • Activated carbon filtering of the pumped water and reinfiltration of the purified water through infiltration cassettes with an overflow connected to a deep borehole
Extent of contaminant plume in 2006 and 2015 and location of remediation system.


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