Incineration is the process of burning soils or sludges at a high temperature to destroy contaminants. Air pollution control devices are usually needed to comply with local or State regulations. Land Farming is a method of removing petroleum compounds from soils. Contaminated soils are removed from the ground, spread over a given area, and periodically tilled to speed up the release of VOCs and breakdown of the contaminants. MTBE is the abbreviation for M ethyl T ertiary B utyl E ther, which is a blending agent added to gasoline.
Sandy soils are permeable.
Plume is often used to describe the shape of the contaminated area, which is usually elongated. Delineating the plume refers to the act of determining the boundaries of the plume. Well is a well installed for the purpose of pumping contaminated water or free product from an aquifer for treatment. Recovery wells are generally larger in diameter than monitoring wells. Soil Vapor Survey is a method used to collect and analyze volatile petroleum hydrocarbons from subsurface soils.