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. 2004 Dec 8;113(4):465–477. doi: 10.1289/ehp.6932

Table 4.

Comparison of key site parameters and monitoring data.

Site Sages Reference Bachman Reference
Site characteristics
 Location Jacksonville, FL Jawitz et al. 2000 Oscoda, MI Abriola et al. 2005
 Former site use Dry cleaner Jawitz et al. 2000 Dry cleaner Abriola et al. 2005
 Primary contaminant PCE Jawitz et al. 2000 PCE Abriola et al. 2005
 Depth to groundwatera 2.0–2.6 m Jawitz et al. 2000 2.4–3.0 m Abriola et al. 2005
 Depth to confining unit 10 m Jawitz et al. 2000 7.6 m Abriola et al. 2005
 Range of hydraulic conductivityb 3–6 m/day Jawitz et al. 2000 1–48 m/day Abriola et al. 2005
 Soil classification Fine grain sands Jawitz et al. 2000 Medium to fine grain sands Abriola et al. 2005
 Areal extent of treated zone 7.3 × 2.7 m Jawitz et al. 2000 4.3 × 6.7 m Abriola et al. 2005
 Estimated overall NAPL saturation 0.004 Jawitz et al. 2000 0.0004 Ramsburg et al. 2005
 Maximum observed PCE aqueous concentration preceding treatment 710 μM Jawitz et al. 2000 600 μM Ramsburg et al. 2005
Management strategy
 Treatment Co-solvent Jawitz et al. 2000 SEAR Abriola et al. 2005
 Flushing solution 95% (vol) ethanol Jawitz et al. 2000 6% (wt) Tween 80 Ramsburg et al. 2005
 Volume of solution injected 34 kL Jawitz et al. 2000 68 kL Ramsburg et al. 2005
 Duration of injection 3 day + 4.5 day waterflood Jawitz et al. 2000 10 day + 2 day waterflood Ramsburg et al. 2005
 Recovery of active ingredient 92% (ethanol) Jawitz et al. 2000 95% (Tween 80) Ramsburg et al. 2005
 PCE mass recovery 43 L Jawitz et al. 2000 19 L Ramsburg et al. 2005
 Unrecovered active ingredient 2,000 kg (45 kmol) Mravik et al. 2003 225 kg (0.17 kmol) Ramsburg et al. 2005
 Total cost $440,000 Sillan 1999 $365,900 Ramsburg et al. 2005
Monitoring
 Posttreatment monitoring period 1,280 day Mravik et al. 2003 450 day Ramsburg et al. 2004
 Range and (median) of concentrations within treated zone at last reported monitoringc
  PCE 50–150 (100) μM Mravik et al. 2003 0.11–36 (0.38) μM Ramsburg et al. 2004
  TCE 10–30 (20) μM Mravik et al. 2003 0.01–91 (0.09) μM Ramsburg et al. 2004
  cis-DCE 36–242 d (150) μM Mravik et al. 2003 0.17–1,032 (2.2) μM Ramsburg et al. 2004
  VC 0.07–13 d (2.0) μM Mravik et al. 2003 0.02–6.6 (0.02) μM Ramsburg et al. 2004
  Ethene 0.04–0.43 d (0.20) μM Mravik et al. 2003 Not measured Ramsburg et al. 2004
  Acetate 200–600 (400) μM Mravik et al. 2003 100–4,600 (100) μM Ramsburg et al. 2004
a

Varies seasonally.

b

Range due to spatial variability within source zone.

c

Values for the Sages site are estimated from kriged contours.

d

Actual range [i.e., non-kriged range reported in Mravik et al. (2003)].