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Decontamination method and system, such as an in-situ groundwater decontamination system, producing dissolved oxygen and reactive initiators

  • US 6,332,972 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/1999
  • Issued: 12/25/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for in-situ decontamination of a contaminated groundwater, comprising:

  • a well having a bottom elevation below a water level of the contaminated ground water;

    a pump having an intake for drawing the contaminated groundwater into the pump, the pump positioned below the water level of the contaminated groundwater;

    an electrolytic cell enclosed in a housing, the housing having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet of the housing coupled to the pump to receive groundwater from the pump; and

    a gas distribution chamber coupled to the outlet of the housing of the electrolytic cell, the gas distribution chamber including at least one opening at an end distal to the electrolytic cell.

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