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NY-Industrial Plant

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Site LocationRochester, NY
Site TypeManufacturing Site
Start Date2006
GeologyGlacial till overburden lying above fractured sedimentary bedrock.
Media TreatedGroundwater in overburden and weathered top of bedrock
Contaminant TreatedTCE
Initial Contaminant ConcentrationTCE 1,900 ug/L
Final Contaminant Concentration55-83% reductions in TCE from 1,900 ug/L to 330 ug/L (an 83% decline), and from 750 ug/L to 340 ug/L (a 55% decline).
Type of NanoparticlenZVI
Length of OperationN/A

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