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The primary objective of the biological treatment program is to develop and demonstrate a biological process for Hanford groundwater remediation that is capable of nitrate (NO {sub 3}{sup {minus}}) and organic contaminant destruction. Biodenitrification using facultative anaerobic microorganisms is a promising technology for the simultaneous removal of NO{sub 3}{sup {minus}} and organics from contaminated aqueous streams. During FY 1989, microbial consortium from the Hanford groundwater was shown to degrade both NO{sub 3}{sup {minus}} and carbon tetrachloride (CC1{sub 4}). A pilot-scale treatment system was subsequently designed and constructed based on the results of laboratory- and bench-scale testing. The pilot-scale system demonstrated continuous degradation of NO{sub 3}{sup {minus}} and CC1{sub 4} in a simulated groundwater. This report summarizes the results of biological groundwater treatment studies performed during FY 1989 at the pilot-, laboratory-, and bench-scales. Pilot-scale test were conducted using a simulate Hanford groundwater with a continuous stirred-tank bioreactor (CSTR) and a fluidized-bed bioreactor that was added to the pilot-scale treatment system in FY 1989. Laboratory test focused on the degradation of CC1{sub 4} and on the microbial toxicity from CC1{sub 4}, hexavalent chromium (Cr{plus} {sup 6}), and cyanide (CN){sup {minus}} 15 refs., 18 figs., 1 tab. |
