Aquifer Clean-up Methods

Containment:

Dig ditch around pollution, place plastic sheet or concrete in ditch to block spread of pollution.

 


Excavation & Incineration:

Dig up pollution and burn it, returning back to soil when free of pollution.

 


Excavate & Storage:

Dig up pollution & transport to another site for storage (in barrels or buried underground).

 


Electrification:

Send electricity through the ground to "burn the pollution up.

 


Pollution-eating Bacteria:

Use genetically engineered bacteria to eat up the pollution & make clean soil.

 


Pump & Filter:

Pump polluted water from aquifer, filter it, then return it back underground when clean.

 


Do Nothing:

Shut down all wells into the aquifer so no one uses the polluted water.

 

 

 


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