ABSTRACT
Test Area North at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory is the site of extensive characterization studies conducted to support remediation of a trichloroethene source area in a fractured basalt aquifer. The studies have resulted in a conceptual model of groundwater flow and contaminant transport that integrates hydrogeologic, geophysical, and chemical data. Conceptual model development is an iterative process that continually incorporates flow- and transport-controlling heterogeneities as they are defined through application of numerous characterization techniques. Each iteration contributes to focused source area remediation strategy development, including design and optimization.
