Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2024, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 432-442.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2023.3.1

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Geophysical dynamic monitoring and analysis of in-situ remediation process at organic contaminated sites

XIA Teng1(), ZHANG Jiaming2, LI Shupeng2, GUO Lili2, WANG Qi2, MAO Deqiang1,*()   

  1. 1. School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
    2. Beijing Construction Engineering Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd., Beijing 100015, China
  • Received:2022-12-03 Revised:2023-02-11 Online:2024-05-25 Published:2024-05-25

Abstract:

Real-time monitoring of in-situ remediation processes is crucial for evaluating the progress and effectiveness of addressing organic contamination at sites. Electrical resistivity tomography, in conjunction with sampling analysis, is utilized to monitor in-situ thermal oxidation remediation procedures. The findings demonstrate that changes in resistivity align with variations in hydrochemistry, groundwater levels, contaminant concentrations, and temperature. Specifically, resistivity decreases as temperature rises during in-situ thermal remediation. By establishing an empirical link between temperature and resistivity, an influence coefficient of concentration on resistivity is proposed, with the coefficient increasing as contamination concentration decreases. Furthermore, the distributions of temperature and contaminant concentrations during the heating phase are inferred, showing a decrease in concentration with increasing temperature. Additionally, variations in resistivity effectively map out the dynamic injection process of persulfate and water during in-situ chemical oxidation remediation. In summary, geophysical methods offer an effective means to dynamically monitor in-situ remediation processes at organic contaminated sites.

Key words: geophysics, organic contaminated site, in-situ thermal desorption, in-situ chemical oxidation, dynamic monitoring

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