Method for remediation of aquifers
USRE40448E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2024 |
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Abstract
A method for remediating aquifers and groundwater contaminated, for example by toxic halogenated organic compounds, certain inorganic compounds, and oxidized heavy metals and radionuclides, using the introduction of an innocuous oil, preferably an edible, food grade oil such as soybean oil, formulated into a microemulsion preferably by mixing with a natural food-grade emulsifier (such as lecithin) and water.
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