Electrokinetic Removal of Energetic Compounds

David A. Kessler, Charles P. Marsh and Sean Morefield 

The presence of contaminants in predominantly clay soils poses a difficult and potentially costly remediation problem. The low hydraulic conductivity of these soils prohibits the use of traditional pump-and-treat remediation techniques. Other treatment methods involving excavation and employing various thermal treatments are costly, energy intensive, and could themselves create other adverse environmental impacts. Incomplete remediation of contaminated clay could lead to posttreatment seepage and recontamination of the remainder of the site. For these reasons, much research has been done to advance the field of electrokinetic (EK) 

Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, Edited by Krishna R. Reddy and Claudio Cameselle Copyright 2009 John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

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