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Patent US7666313 - Groundwater and subsurface remediation - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method of treating a site containing contaminants and apparatus are described The method and apparatus sparges the site with an air/ozone gas stream delivered with a hydroperoxide, which is a substantial byproduct of a reaction of a contaminant present in the aquifer or soil formation with the ozo...http://www.google.com/patents/US7666313?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7666313 - Groundwater and subsurface remediationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7666313 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/409,892Publication dateFeb 23, 2010Filing dateApr 24, 2006Priority dateJul 6, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2351257A1, CA2351257C, DE60139587D1, EP1174197A2, EP1174197A3, EP1174197B1, US6582611, US7033492, US20040045911, US20060186060Publication number11409892, 409892, US 7666313 B2, US 7666313B2, US-B2-7666313, US7666313 B2, US7666313B2InventorsWilliam B. KerfootOriginal AssigneeThinkvillage-Kerfoot, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (125), Referenced by (2), Classifications (22), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetGroundwater and subsurface remediationUS 7666313 B2Abstract A method of treating a site containing contaminants and apparatus are described The method and apparatus sparges the site with an air/ozone gas stream delivered with a hydroperoxide, which is a substantial byproduct of a reaction of a contaminant present in the aquifer or soil formation with the ozone.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. 1A-1B are cross-sectional views showing soil formations and underlying aquifers with two embodiments of sparging apparatus.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring to FIG. 1A, an arrangement of a treatment system 10 to treat contaminants in a subsurface aquifer 12 includes an sparging apparatus 14 that is disposed through a soil formation 16. In this arrangement, the sparging apparatus is disposed through a vadose zone 16 a and the underlying aquifer 12. The sparging apparatus 14 includes a casing 18 that is positioned through a bore hole 19 disposed through the soil formation 16. The casing 18 has an inlet screen 18 a disposed on an upper portion thereof and an outlet screen 18 b disposed on a bottom portion thereof. Disposed through the casing 18 is a microporous diffuser 50 (FIG. 2A, 2B) or 70 (FIG. 3A, 3B), as will be described below. Also disposed in the casing is a packer 17 that isolates the upper screen 18 a from the lower screen 18 b and appropriate piping to connect sources of decontamination agents to the microporous diffuser 50, 70. When fluid is injected through the microporous diffuser 50, 70 the packer 17 and screens 18 a, 18 b enable a re-circulation water pattern 13 to evolved about the sparging apparatus 14.
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