Date of Award
11-1995
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Systems Engineering and Management
First Advisor
Charles A. Bleckmann, PhD
Abstract
An in-depth analysis of the expenses incurred with five soil venting petroleum remediation projects was accomplished. The data was obtained from receipts provided by a major United States petroleum refiner and distributor. Cost categories were designed that incorporated all costs and provided a method to analyze the data. The five cost categories used were: permits, equipment, management, utilities, and analysis. Further analysis showed trends and described the behavior of the costs related to remediation events. The relative percentile for each cost category was found to be consistent among the projects. Many costs were also found to be very linear throughout the life of the project from discovery to final cleanup. These linear costs for each cost category were also found to have similar slopes when comparing different projects.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GEE-ENV-95D-11
DTIC Accession Number
ADA326754
Recommended Citation
Loken, Steven M., "Analysis of Soil Vapor Extraction Expenses to Estimate Bioventing Expenses" (1995). Theses and Dissertations. 6174.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/6174