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September 9, 2010
Dry Cleaners Case Studies

Industry: Dry Cleaner
Challenge: Extremely low permeability site (10-8 cm/sec)
Solution: Multiple Propagations
Site Setting or Use: Dry Cleaners (2)
Location: Texas
COCs: CVOC
Treatment Interval Soil Type: Clay sitting on chalk
Depth to Groundwater: 8 ft bgs - Wet at clay/chalk interface only
Plume Size: 20,000 SF
Injection Array: 5 Props.*
Baseline Conditions: VOCs at 200 ug/l
Current or Final Conditions: NFA status granted


Industry: Dry Cleaner
Challenge: Buyer's lender unwilling to finance purchase due to CVOC plume
Solution: Pay for Performance Contract with ERFS provided assurance and purchase executed
Site Setting or Use: Dry Cleaner
Location: Florida
COCs: CVOC
Treatment Interval Soil Type: Fine to medium sand
Depth to Groundwater: 7 ft bgs
Plume Size: 4,000 SF
Injection Array: 4 Props.*
Baseline Conditions: Avg. PCE concentration at 300 ug/l, Hot well at 25,000 ug/l PCE
Current or Final Conditions: PCE averages at 10 ug/l

Boca Raton Dry Cleaner Source Well

Industry: Dry Cleaner
Challenge: Difficult access due to location of plume under building and ongoing business on active site requiring work to be conducted during off-hours
Solution: Treatment in progress utilizing Propagation and vertical well injection methods without disruption to ongoing business
Site Setting or Use: Dry Cleaners
Location: New Jersey
COCs: CVOC
Treatment Interval Soil Type: Fine sand
Depth to Groundwater: 7 ft bgs
Plume Size: 7,500 SF
Injection Array: 6 Props.* plus 8 vertical wells
Baseline Conditions: CVOC avg 400 ug/l and over 20 mg/kg in soil
Current or Final Conditions: Approximately 70% reduction


Industry: Dry Cleaner
Challenge: Difficult access due to major utility juncture in plume area with high water table
Solution: Costs minimized by building injection system during excavation to allow direct access to residual soils
Site Setting or Use: Dry Cleaner
Location: New Jersey
COCs: CVOC
Treatment Interval Soil Type: Fine sand
Depth to Groundwater: 3 ft bgs
Plume Size: 4,000 SF
Injection Array: Laterals laid in soil excavation with vertical surrounding
Baseline Conditions: Total CVOC at 5 mg/l
Current or Final Conditions: Injectors installed and initial injections completed; groundwater sampling and polishing to continue


* Propagation delivery devices
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