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EFFECTS OF PROPYLENE GLYCOL INDUCED BIOGROWTH ON HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND DISPERSIVITY OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL HETEROGENEOUS POROUS MEDIA
  • Presented by Jessica Murphy
  •                                                              Clarkson University


  • Advisor: Dr. Angela Bielefeldt


  •     Summer 2002
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Key Terms
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Project Introduction
  • Ground Water Flow
  • Tank Dimensions
  • 4 Boxes of Heterogeneity
  • Propylene Glycol Injection


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Tank Pictures
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Testing Methods
Hydraulic Conductivity
  • Hydraulic Conductivity
    • Darcy’s Law
      • Q=K(dh/dl)A
    • Flowrate
    • Heads
    • Distances
    • Saturation Heights


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Testing Methods
Propylene Glycol Analysis
  • Propylene Glycol Analysis
    • Chemicals
    • Spectrophotometer
      • Photometric



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Testing Methods
Volatile Suspended Solids
  • Volatile Suspended Solids
    • Effluent Water
    • Filtration
    • 105 C Drying
    • 530 C Burning


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Testing Methods
Bromide Analysis
  • Bromide Analysis
    • Bromide
    • Food Coloring
    • Ion Selective Probe
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Results
Hydraulic Conductivity
  • Hydraulic Conductivity
    • Darcy’s Law
      • Q=K(dh/dl)A
    • Heads
    • Flowrate
    • Time
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Results
Hydraulic Conductivity
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Results
Propylene Glycol Analysis
  • Propylene Glycol Analysis
    • Anticipated Concentrations
      • Lowers then stabilizes
    • Spike on 19th and   23rd



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Results
Volatile Suspended Solids
  • Volatile Suspended Solids
    • Anticipated Data
      • Increasing
    • Areas of Interference
      • July 12, 19, 23


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Results
Bromide Analysis
  • Bromide Analysis


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Results
Volatile Solids
  • Volatile Solids
    • 75-90% Bugs
    • Bug Concentration Peaks
      • Heterogeneous Areas
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Results
Extracellular Polymeric Substances
  • Extracellular Polymeric Substance Analysis
    • 10-25% Film
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Conclusions
  • Microbial Growth is Effected by Change in Void Volume
    • Changes in Conductivity
      • Decreases
    • Changes in Dispersivity
      • Changes in Flow Pattern
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