Semester
Fall
Date of Graduation
2004
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Geology and Geography
Abstract
Sorption is a term used in the environmental field to describe how chemical contaminants in soil and groundwater adhere to solid particles such as: clay, peat and activated carbon for the purposes of remediation, fate and transport. A potential surrogate for sorption of chemical contaminants in groundwater is coal fly ash. Batch test experiments have demonstrated coal fly ash's ability to remove hydrophobic, organic petroleum contaminants including: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) in groundwater through the processes of sorption. Coal fly ash is a byproduct material of coal fired power plants that is often disposed of on-site or at landfills. A beneficial use of coal fly ash is for the sorption of BTEX in groundwater.
Recommended Citation
Wentz, Jerome C., "West Virginia coal fly ash sorption of BTEX" (2004). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 2052.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/2052