Treatment of Pharmaceutical Contamination Using PetroFix

Case study highlights

  • Rapidly reduced 2-PCl concentrations in a fractured bedrock aquifer, with no rebound observed during one year of monitoring.
  • Successfully treated both source areas and downgradient plume migration pathways using PetroFix® in multiple pilot configurations.
  • Validated PetroFix for full-scale remediation, providing the performance data needed to develop a cost-effective site-wide treatment strategy.

A former chemical manufacturing facility in Swords, Ireland, faced groundwater impacts from 2-chloropyridine (2-PCl), a pharmaceutical and specialty chemical intermediate. Following source area soil removal, residual contamination remained in the underlying fractured limestone aquifer, prompting evaluation of PetroFix as a long-term remediation solution.

Remediation of 2-chloropyridine in a fractured bedrock aquifer
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