CONTRIBUTORS: Dr. Robert Borden, P.E.
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Enhanced anaerobic bioremediation of some groundwater contaminants can result in Secondary Water Quality Impacts (SWQIs) including decreased levels of dissolved oxygen, nitrate, and sulfate, and elevated levels of dissolved / iron, methane, and natural hazardous compounds etc. This article outlines a conceptual model for the production and attenuation of SWQIs.