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Method for remediation of aquifers

USRE40734E1 · kind E1 · reissue

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Filing dateJun 29, 2006
Grant dateJun 16, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2026

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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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