Pilot Test Evaluation of Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron for Chlorinated Solvent Source Zone Remediation at NASA KSC LC 34
NASA's Launch Complex 34 (LC-34) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was used for Saturn rocket launches between 1959 and 1968, and is the site of historic releases of trichloroethylene (TCE) used for rocket maintenance activities. It is estimated that up to 88,000 lbs. of TCE are present in the aquifer below LC-34 as a dense, non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL), suggesting that restoration of the aquifer through natural remediation processes would take decades. NASA has a strong interest in evaluating and implementing cost effective methods for accelerating in situ remediation of the TCE at this and other site.
