In situ long-term reductive bioimmobilization of Cr(VI) in groundwater using hydrogen release compound.

The results of a field experiment designed to test the effectiveness of a novel approach for long-term, in situ bioimmobilization of toxic and soluble Cr(VI) in groundwater using a hydrogen release compound (HRC)--a slow release glycerol polylactate--are described. The field experiment was conducted at the Hanford Site (Washington), a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear production facility, using a combination of hydrogeological, geophysical, geochemical, and microbiological measurements and analyses of water samples and sediments. The results of this experiment show that a single HRC injection into groundwater stimulates an increase in biomass, a depletion of terminal electron acceptors O2, NO3-, and SO4(2-), and an increase in Fe2+, resulting in a significant decrease in soluble Cr(VI). The Cr(VI) concentration has remained below the background concentration in the downgradient pumping/ monitoring well, and below the detection limit in the injection well for more than 3 years after the HRC injection. The degree of sustainability of Cr(VI) reductive bioimmobilization under different redox conditions at this and other contaminated sites is currently under study.

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