Objective
The problem to be addressed by this project is the presence of a large hydrocarbon plume in the porous aquifer within the Hellenic Aspropyrgos Refinery area. The project intends to produce a solution using innovative technologies. Actions will include the remediation of the site, along with the substantial environmental improvement of the nearby Koumoundourou Lake characterised as an archaeological area, as well as a natural site of special beauty.
The Hellenic Aspropyrgos Refinery discovered the problem in 1989 and appointed the Greek Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration to carry out a study to determine the extent of the pollution and propose appropriate remediation methods. After reviewing the results of the study and taking into account the limitations of the conventional approach, it became evident that the application of an integrated abatement program is necessary to resolve the pollution problem. The project consists of four phases.
The first of which involves the identification and verification of the sources outside the refinery that feed the plume (technology selection, drilling, sampling, analysis of samples, computer modelling). This will be followed by testing of all refinery tanks for possible leaks (contractor selection, test planning, injection of tracer gas, placing of probes, tracer gas search). Once the results of these phases are completed, site remediation can begin through the simultaneous removal of the free oil phase along with soil remediation using:
- cost-effective technologies (contractor selection, free oil-phase pumping, removal of hydrocarbon gases)
- construction of a hydraulic dam.
The findings and results will be disseminated through information campaigns which will target administrative bodies (Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Environment, Prefecture of W. Attiki, municipalities) and other interested parties (refineries, Association of Fuels Distribution Companies, professional chambers, etc.).
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