Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2003AL8B

In-situ Destruction of PCbs, PCE and TCE in Alabama Soils and Groundwater Using a New Nanoscale Sorptive Catalyst

Institute: Alabama
Year Established: 2003 Start Date: 2003-03-01 End Date: 2004-02-29
Total Federal Funds: $24,951 Total Non-Federal Funds: $49,902

Principal Investigators: Dongye Zhao

Project Summary: This project will test the feasibility of a new in-situ destruction technique for complete removal of PCBs, PCE and TCE from soils and groundwater. The researchers intend to develop a new class of sorptive catalyst by anchoring Fe(0) on a commercially available nanoscale amphiphilic polymer. This highly reactive, nanoscale catalyst will be specific for degradation of the chlorinated organic compounds in soils and groundwater.