API 4671 : 1998

1. Introduction
2. Scientific basis for the technology
       The role of oxygen in in situ
       bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons
       Oxygen requirement for aerobic respiration
       Role of oxygen in natural attenuation
       Natural sources of oxygen
       Role of oxygen in enhanced bioremediation
3. Oxygen releasing materials
       What are oxygen releasing materials?
       Common modes of ORM application
       Mechanism of oxygen release from ORM
       Timing of oxygen release
       Factors affecting oxygen transport and distribution
           Advection
           Dispersion
           Diffusion
           Retardation
           Chemical and microbiological reactions
4. Design approach
       On-site treatment of contaminant plume
           Step 1
           Step 2
           Step 3
           Step 4
           Step 5
    Prevention of off-site plume migration
           Step 1
           Step 2
           Step 3
    Cost estimates for ORM installations
    Monitoring program
5. Example design calculations
           Example calculation No. 1
           Example calculation No. 2
           Example calculation No. 3
           Example calculation No. 4
6. Annotated bibliography
Additional references

Gives a systematic approach for evaluating the utility of ORM treatment and for designing ORM installations.