Natural attenuation software nas is a screening tool to estimate remediation timeframes for monitored natural attenuation mna to lower groundwater contaminant concentrations to regulatory limits, and to assist in decisionmaking on the level of source zone treatment in conjunction with mna using sitespecific remediation objectives. Natural attenuation software nas is a screening tool to estimate remediation timeframes for monitored natural attenuation mna and to assist in decisionmaking on the level of source zone. Monitored natural attenuation mna is an important, common groundwater remediation technology used for treating some dissolved groundwater contaminants. Natural attenuation software free download windows version. Natural attenuation software nas application and demonstration case study. Natural attenuation software nas was developed as a screening tool to estimate remediation timeframes for monitored natural attenuation mna to lower groundwater contaminant concentrations to regulatory limits, and to assist in decisionmaking on the level of source zone. Methodology for estimating times of remediation associated. In physics, attenuation or, in some contexts, extinction is the gradual loss of flux intensity through a medium. Natural attenuation analysis tool package for petroleumcontaminated ground water washington state department of ecology toxics cleanup program july 2005 publication no. Software provides estimates of how long it will take for. Mna relies on natural attenuation processes to achieve sitespecific remediation objectives within a reasonable time frame compared to more active approaches.
Steven brauner 2, eduardo mendez iii 3, and clifton c. Geological survey, in cooperation with the city of norman, conducted a preliminary investigation pilot study to determine if discharge of water from those wells into the little river. Geological survey, in cooperation with the san antonio river authority, evaluated detections, concentrations, and distributional patterns of selected compounds of emerging concern hereinafter referred to as cecs from waterquality samples hereinafter referred to as samples collected at a total of 20 sampling sites distributed. Nas, natural attenuation software, is a software package that provides. This paper describes the development and application of a modeling system called natural attenuation software nas. Navy have developed a software package that helps practitioners estimate how far plumes will migrate and how long natural attenuation processes will take to clean up contamination. Data on the natural attenuation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds in areas i and j on the grounds of the naval air engineering station naes, lakehurst, new jersey, are being used to. Go to publications and software area to download publications and databases. Software to download usgs earthquake hazard program. Geological survey waterresources investigations report 03 4057 prepared in cooperation with the. Learn natural attenuation of groundwater contaminants. Natural attenuation of chlorinated vocs, keyport usgs. Monitored natural attenuation technical guidance document nj.
Geological survey reports coauthored by our specialized teams of scientists. Virginiatech, united states geological survey usgs, and naval. Data on the natural attenuation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds in areas i and j on the grounds of the naval air engineering station naes, lakehurst, new jersey, are being used to evaluate the ability of the natural attenuation software nas package to estimate cleanup times associated with combining the remediation of a. Use of monitored natural attenuation for inorganic contaminants in groundwater at superfund sites oswer directive 9283.
Geological survey water resources investigations report 994018. Natural attenuation software nas is a screening tool to estimate remediation timeframes for monitored natural attenuation mna to lower. Geological survey usgs for use by the usgs in fulfilling its mission. In the past decade, officials responsible for cleanup of contaminated groundwater have increasingly turned to natural attenuationessentially allowing naturally occurring processes to reduce the toxic. Geological survey, in cooperation with the city of norman, conducted a preliminary investigation pilot study to determine if discharge of water from those wells into the little river over a 12day period would reduce arsenic concentrations through naturalattenuation processes. Cleaning up the large number of groundwater contamination. The natural attenuation documents provide a framework for thinking about natural attenuation based on science, focusing on the basic information needed to determine and document the conditions necessary for natural processes to be an effective part of remediating contaminants in groundwater. Methodology for estimating times of remediation associated with monitored natural attenuation u. Monitored natural attenuation for ground water seminar series. Nas was designed as a screening tool to estimate times of remediation tors, associated with monitored natural attenuation mna, to lower groundwater contaminant concentrations to regulatory limits. On march 1, 2000, the national research council released a new report titled natural attenuation for groundwater remediation. Environmental protection agencys threevolume document for monitored natural attenuation. New paradigms, technologies, and applications from rice university. Natural attenuation software nas, united states geological survey, virginia.
The software is provided as a minimum in source code form as. The second digital stream network used in sparrow models is. Nas was designed as a screening tool to estimate times of remediation tors. We offer a wide range of software tools created by or for the usgs and used to display, create, and interpret data from a variety of sources. This decrease in size, or amplitude, of the waves is called attenuation. Navy, usgs, and virginia tech have developed natural attenuation software nas as a screening tool designed for estimating time. Capabilities and challenges of natural attenuation in the subsurface.
In engineering, attenuation is usually measured in units of decibels per unit length of medium dbcm, dbkm, etc. Geological survey waterresources investigation report 034057, 51 pages published 2003. The natural attenuation software screening tool was codeveloped by the u. Geological survey usgs evaluated the natural attenuation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds cvocs in ground water beneath the former landfill at operable unit 1 ou 1, naval. Designed to help users interactively store, retrieve, list, plot, check, and update spatial, parametric, and timeseries data for hydrologic models and analyses. Natural attenuation for groundwater remediation the. A decision framework for applying monitored natural. Nas is a screening tool designed for estimating time of remediation tor for mna with varying degrees of source area remediation.
This data set extends over the continental united states and includes approximately 62,000 stream reaches at the scale of 1. Natural attenuation environmental resource dashboard. The waves are largest where they are formed and gradually get. The natural attenuation documents provide a framework for thinking about natural attenuation based on science, focusing on the basic information needed to determine and document the conditions.
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Using natural attenuation to clean up contaminated. Geological survey scientific investigations report 20095218, 39 p. Geological survey, in cooperation with the san antonio river authority, evaluated detections, concentrations, and distributional patterns of selected. Nas consists of a combination of computational tools. Nas is designed to make complex analytical and numerical. As interest in using natural attenuation to manage contaminated sites has surged, an increasing number of protocols have been developed to guide evaluations of the potential for natural attenuation to. Methodology for estimating times of remediation associated with monitored natural attenuation. Natural attenuation software nas was developed as a screening tool to estimate remediation timeframes for monitored natural attenuation mna to lower groundwater contaminant. In chemical spectroscopy, this is known as the beerlambert law. Earthquake glossary usgs earthquake hazard program. The main menu of the natural attenuation software nas package. Archive of environmental health science feature articles. Waterquality monitoring data from the site is being used to evaluate the ability of the natural attenuation software nas package to estimate cleanup times associated with combining the remediation of a contaminant sourcearea with using monitored natural attenuation mna to remediate the remaining downgradient contaminant plume.
Contents background on monitored natural attenuation mna 11 epa. Estimating cleanup times associated with combining source. It generally describes a range of physical and biological processes, which, unaided by. When you throw a pebble in a pond, it makes waves on the surface that move out from the place where the pebble entered the water. Geological survey waterresources investigation report 034057, 51 pages published 2003 by francis h. The waves are largest where they are formed and gradually get smaller as they move away. Nas demonstration natural attenuation of ground water. The theories and processes of natural attenuation are dealt with in many references, some of which are listed at the end of this document. Natural attenuation processes that nas models include advection, dispersion. Natural attenuation relies on natural processes to decrease or. This itrc document is intended for anyone involved with investigating, managing, or overseeing a site. Access software that helps scientists conduct research and. This is the final report of a committee commissioned in 1997 to assess current knowledge on cleanup of contaminated sites by natural processes, to define limitations of natural attenuation and steps needed to document its suitability at contaminated sites, and to.
In many cases, attenuation is an exponential function of the path length through the medium. Archive of environmental health science feature articles usgs. Learn more about animal population analysis, and access, explore, and download u. Monitored natural attenuation of mtbe as a risk management option at leaking underground storage tank sites pdf 89 pp, 4.
The software and related documentation on these web pages were developed by the u. Natural attenuation of plumes discharging to wetlands. Natural attenuation software nas is a screening tool to estimate remediation timeframes for monitored natural attenuation mna and to assist in decisionmaking on the level of source zone treatment in conjunction with mna using sitespecific remediation objectives. Geological survey usgs scientist barbara bekins was a member of the authoring committee, and results of usgs field research studies. This software has been approved for release by the u. Nas natural attenuation software is a software package that provides a decisionmaking framework for determining the time needed to clean up groundwater contamination sites. In response, the natural attenuation software nas was codeveloped by the naval facilities engineering command navfac, u. Use of monitored natural attenuation for inorganic. Data are stored in a direct access file called a watershed data management wdm file. Monitored natural attenuation of tertiary butyl alcohol tba in ground water at gasoline spill sites pdf 54 pp, 1. The delivered yield accounts for the natural attenuation of contaminants in streams and reservoirs e. Guidance on natural attenuation for petroleum releases.
Mna relies on natural attenuation processes to achieve sitespecific. The natural attenuation software tool was codeveloped by the u. The citizens guide series is a set of 22 fact sheets that summarizes cleanup methods used at superfund and other sites. Natural attenuation processes that nas models include are advection, dispersion, sorption, nonaqueous phase liquid napl. This document provides technical guidance for evaluating natural attenuation processes in remediating groundwater contaminated with petroleum products. For instance, dark glasses attenuate sunlight, lead attenuates xrays, and water and air. Monitored natural attenuation risk management research us epa. Natural attenuation for groundwater remediation usgs. Natural attenuation makes use of natural processes in soil and groundwater to contain the spread of contamination and to reduce the amount of contamination.
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