Abstract
Abstract Leakage over a 35-year period, starting in the 1960s, of approximately 9 × 10 6 l of kerosene from an industrial complex located above fractured Permo-Triassic sandstone aquifer resulted in the potential for a significant dissolved phase. However, a phased, risk-based approach identified no significant risks in terms of dissolved-phase petroleum hydrocarbons, BTEX, or volatile or semi-volatile organic compounds. This is considered to be due to biodegradation of potential contaminants via metabolic pathways using electron acceptors primarily provided by the groundwater recharge (oxygen, nitrate and sulphate). Contaminant concentrations have remained below regulatory limits for protection of the receptor since monitoring was initiated in 2000. This case study demonstrates the potential for biodegradation within the Permo-Triassic sandstone aquifer of the UK: the risk-based approach described and the management plan developed could be applicable at other sites.
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