Characterizing Flow and Contaminant Transport Properties

Monday, October 2, 2017: 9:20 a.m.-2:55 p.m.


DACUM Codes: GGC
Moderators:
Daniel J. Goode and William Alley, Ph.D.
9:20 a.m.
Investigation of Hydrogeologic Impacts at Two Historic Landfills Overlying Fractured Bedrock in the Lower Hudson Valley, NY

William, A. Canavan, PG1, Dylan, K. Schuck1 and Timothy, J. Bishop2, (1)HydroEnvironmental Solutions, Inc., Somers, NY, (2)GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc, Trumbull, CT

9:40 a.m.
In Situ Characterization of Processes Controlling Long-Term Release of CVOCs from Low-Permeability Zones

Daniel J. Goode1, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta2, Paul A. Hsieh3, Rebecca L. Kiekhaefer4, Mary M. Masse4, Richelle M. Allen-King4, Alex R. Fiore2, Pierre J. Lacombe2, Michelle M. Lorah5, Denise M. Akob6, Allen M. Shapiro6, Karl B. Haase6 and Claire R. Tiedeman3, (1)Pennsylvania Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrenceville, NJ, (2)New Jersey Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrenceville, NJ, (3)National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, (4)Geology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, (5)Maryland Water Science Center, US Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD, (6)National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

10:00 a.m.
Quantification of LNAPL Transmissivity in Fractured Porous Media

J. Michael Hawthorne, PG1, Lisa Reyenga, PE1, Allison Elder2, Harley Hopkins3, Matthew Walker4 and Mark Malander2, (1)GEI Consultants, Inc., Keller, TX, (2)ExxonMobil Environmental Services, Houston, TX, (3)ExxonMobil Environmental Services, Falls Church, VA, (4)ExxonMobil Environmental Services, Melbourne, Australia

10:20 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:50 a.m.
Field Measurement of Sorption Coefficients and Rates of Diffusion, Biodegradation, and Abiotic Degradation in the Rock Matrix

Thomas E. Imbrigiotta1, Daniel J. Goode2, Paul A. Hsieh3, Richelle M. Allen-King4, Rebecca L. Kiekhaefer4, Mary M. Masse4, Alex R. Fiore1, Pierre J. Lacombe1, Michelle M. Lorah5, Denise M. Akob6, Allen M. Shapiro6, Karl B. Haase6 and Claire R. Tiedeman3, (1)New Jersey Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrenceville, NJ, (2)Pennsylvania Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrenceville, NJ, (3)National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, (4)Geology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, (5)Maryland Water Science Center, US Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD, (6)National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

11:10 a.m.
Forced-Gradient Tracer Tests in a Fractured Limestone Aquifer Designed and Interpreted by 3D Numerical Modeling

Klaus Mosthaf1, Bentje Brauns1, Mette M. Broholm1, Annika S. Fjordbøge1, Poul L. Bjerg1, Magnus M. Rohde2, Henriette Kerrn-Jespersen3 and Philip J. Binning1, (1)Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, (2)GEO, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, (3)Capital Region of Denmark, Hillerød, Denmark

11:30 a.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:00 p.m.
Identifying Key Parameters Controlling Heat Transport in Discrete Rock Fractures

Issam Bou Jaoude, Kent Novakowski, Ph.D, PG and Bernard Kueper, Ph.D., P.E., Civil Engineering Department, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

1:20 p.m.
Assessing Monitored Natural Attenuation as a Remedy in Igneous Fractured Rock

Charles Schaefer, PhD.1, John N. Dougherty, PG1, Daniel Folan, Ph.D.2 and Ernest Ashley, P.G.3, (1)CDM Smith, Edison, NJ, (2)AECOM, Chelmsford, MA, (3)CDM Smith, Boston, MA

1:40 p.m.
Characterizing Vertical Fracture Connections using Pressure Responses due to the Short-circuiting of Injection Water during Constant Head Tests

Natasha Augustine1 and Kent Novakowski, Ph.D, PG2, (1)Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, (2)Civil Engineering Department, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

2:00 p.m.
Weathering, Structural Style and Frequency in Fractured Bedrock Contaminant Source Areas at Two Sites in the UK

Kevin Leahy, Ph.D., Environmental Resources Management UK Ltd, Oxford, UK, United Kingdom

2:20 p.m.
Refreshment Break

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