Remediation for a Campus Expansion at Harvard University
As part of a campus expansion, Harvard University purchased an adjoining commercial property that had housed a corner dry cleaner for decades. Historical releases of tetrachloroethene (PCE) from the drycleaner to shallow soil and groundwater had occurred in an area of dense population and complex urban infrastructure. Harvard tasked Geosyntec with designing a remedy for PCE contamination in groundwater and soil. The design had to achieve regulatory closure under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) and incorporate green and sustainable design principles without significant interruption of campus activities.
