ABSTRACT
This chapter provides some examples of practical problems occurred while applying groundwater treatment systems to the field. There are several manuals that provide detailed information on the correct methods for sampling and analysis. Air strippers can be fouled by bacteria growing on the organics in the ground water. This will only happen with degradable organics. Fouling can also occur in carbon adsorption systems. Fouling in carbon causes back pressure, and the carbon has to be backwashed or replaced. Backwashing will ruin the adsorption zone in the carbon, and carbon is too expensive to replace due to solids buildup. The important point to remember is that there is material other than the contaminant in the ground water that can affect the treatment system that ground water remediation professionals install. It is important to understand the treatment process and its limitations.
