Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2007MD150B

Developing Permeable Sorptive Barriers for Petroleum Contaminant Removal from Groundwater Using High Carbon Content Fly Ash

Institute: Maryland
Year Established: 2007 Start Date: 2007-05-01 End Date: 2007-10-01
Total Federal Funds: $4,600 Total Non-Federal Funds: $9,211

Principal Investigators: Allen Davis, Allen Davis

Project Summary: The proposed research focuses on developing a reuse for a waste material, i.e. HCC fly ash that is currently landfilled or impounded. It is believed that beneficial reuse of fly ash will reduce landfilling and will provide tremendous potential for conserving the environment. Concurrently, successful implementation of this research will offer a new and unique integrated approach for remediation of Maryland waters that are contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The integrated approach utilizes sorption and biodegradation, the two well-studied environmental remediation technologies. Furthermore, the research study will be conducted in cooperation with Maryland business as handling of the fly ash is managed by various Maryland power plants and the Department of Natural Resources.