Download or read book Evaluation of In-situ Methanotrophic Bioremediation for Contaminated Groundwater, St. Joseph, Michigan written by Perry L. McCarty and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes the results of a nine-month study to evaluate the feasibility of using indigenous bacteria that use methane as a source of cell carbon and energy (methanotrophs) for degrading chlorinated solvents and their degradation products in groundwater at a site in St. Joseph, Michigan. At this site, trichloroethylene (TCE), 1,2-cis-dichloroethylene (c-DCE), 1,2-trans-dichloroethylene (t-DCE), and vinyl chloride (VC) are present in the groundwater at concentrations in the range of 1000 micrograms/liter. This site appears to be a suitable candidate for evaluating the potential for full-scale treatment using a process that has been evaluated in the laboratory and field over a four-year period at Stanford University.