An Evaluation of BIOPLUME III A Natural Attenuation Decision Support System

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An Evaluation of BIOPLUME III A Natural Attenuation Decision Support System

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What is BIOPLUME III?

BIOPLUME III - Overview

BIOPLUME III - Overview Objective Determine if Mother Nature will reduce contaminant levels below regulatory standards or risk-based levels before potential exposure pathways are completed.

BIOPLUME III - Overview Natural Attenuation over Active Remediation

The candle is consumed by the flame just as contaminants in the soil and groundwater are consumed by natural bacteria.

BIOPLUME III - Overview Natural Attenuation - limiting factors

Development

Development

Development BIOPLUME III was created to answer:

Site Characteristics Groundwater Systems

Site Characteristics Further Considerations

Chemistry Hydrocarbons

Chemistry

Chemistry

Mathematics

Mathematics

Limitations Based on the USGS MOC Code

Limitations Based on the USGS MOC Code

Evaluation

Evaluation Theoretical Verification

Evaluation

Evaluation

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Evaluation Actual Verification

Evaluation Sensitivity Analysis

Evaluation Mass Balance Assessment

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MATUS1 Engineering Graph

Verification Actual Case Study

Results of Field Measurements vs. BIOPLUME III Model

Conclusion

Conclusion

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Author: rh602

Email: kingston@duq.edu