Abstract
In areas that experience frequent fluctuations in groundwater levels, changes in soil void space caused by fluctuations in groundwater levels directly affect the efficacy of soil vapor extraction (SVE). Most studies of SVE technology of oil-contaminated soil remediation do not consider fluctuations in groundwater levels. Here, we constructed an experimental device to study the removal of benzene by SVE under fluctuating groundwater levels. Key parameters affecting the remediation effect of SVE, such as the extraction flow, extraction time, extraction method, initial soil moisture content and initial pollutant content, were studied to characterize their effects on the efficacy of benzene removal by SVE under stable and fluctuating groundwater levels. The removal rate of benzene by SVE was approximately 10% higher under fluctuating water levels than under stable water levels. Extraction flow can directly change the removal rate under fluctuating groundwater levels. Under fluctuating groundwater levels, the removal effect of SVE on benzene in different soils of the “stabilization zone - fluctuation zone - saturation zone” also significantly differed; specifically, the removal effect of SVE in the fluctuation zone and stabilization zone was superior to that in the saturation zone. Given the fluctuation in groundwater levels at the study site, the remediation.
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