Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2006
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M. Eng.
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Committee Chair
Hagerty, Donald J.
Subject
Groundwater--Pollution--Kentucky--McCracken County; Trichloroethylene; Technetium
Abstract
Contamination can be very difficult to remove from water. Once this water seeps into the ground, the difficulty grows exponentially. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, located in Paducah, Kentucky, has contaminated the groundwater. The contaminants that pose an environmental threat are Trichloroethylene and Technetium-99. Trichloroethylene is used as a degreasing solvent, while Technetium-99 is a by-product of enriching uranium. This study involves investigating potential sources of Trichloroethylene and Technetium-99. The potential sources are two landfills, the C-746-S landfill and the C-746-T landfill. Data from monitoring wells located around the two landfills were analyzed to determine if the two landfills are sources of contamination. Data from leachate reports were compared to monitoring well data to investigate the possibility of leakage from the landfill containing Trichloroethylene or Technetium-99.
Recommended Citation
Cooper, Paul Jacob 1981-, "Analysis of landfills C-746-S and C-746-T at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant." (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 275.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/275
