ABSTRACT
T rich lo ro e th y len e (T C E ) has b een id en tified as o ne o f th e m o st co m m o n o rg an ic c o n tam in an ts in g ro u n d w ate r at w aste d isp o sa l sites in th e U n ite d S ta tes [1-3]. A co n s id e rab le am o u n t o f research has fo cu sed on the d ev e lo p m en t o f m e th o d s to p ro m o te th e in situ d es tru c tio n o f T C E and o th e r o rg an ic co n tam in an ts . In p articu la r, th e u se o f z e ro -v a len t iron has em erg ed as a p ro m isin g tech n o lo g y fo r th e rem ed ia tio n o f h a lo g en a ted a lip h a tics . [4-9].
