Ground Investigation of Chlorinated Solvent Contamination at a Manufacturing Plant in Southern Italy

Past spillages of chlorinated solvents at a factory in southern Italy, which is still in use, have resulted in a localised but highly contaminated zone within the site boundary. The principal pollutants are PCE and TCE. The paper reports on the results from recent ground investigation that measured both aqueous and gaseous concentrations in the subsurface of up to 8540 μg/1 and 10,200 mg/m₃ respectively. The ratio of aqueous and gaseous concentrations were found to agree with Henrys constant at standard temperature and pressure (STP).

• 1.0 Introduction

• 2.0 Site History

• 3.0 Ground Conditions

• 4.0 Ground Investigations and Sampling

• 5.0 Results and Discussion

• 6.0 Conclusions

• 7.0 References