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Matthew Zenker

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NASA NTRS2024

Base Support Building Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) 014 PlumeStop Injection Pilot Study Work Plan

This document is a Pilot Study Work Plan (PSWP) for a PlumeStop® permeable reactive barrier (PRB) at the Base Support Building (BSB; the Site) located at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. The Site has been designated as Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) 014 under KSC’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action program. This document was prepared by AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract 80KSC019D0010, Task Order 80KSC021F0096. This PSWP details the permeable reactive barrier (PRB) being installed at the BSB to decrease concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in downgradient groundwater using PlumeStop®. PlumeStop® is a colloidal activated carbon that PFAS compounds readily adsorb to. This PSWP outlines the design criteria, injection plan, and performance monitoring schedule for the proposed PlumeStop® PRB study that will guide the possible selection for use and future design of future full-scale PlumeStop® PRBs at KSC.

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NASA NTRS2022

Predictive Integrated Stratigraphic Modeling Report, Center-wide Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Potential Release Location 237, Kennedy Space Center, FL

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is investigating the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Center-wide at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Merritt Island, Florida (Figure 1-1) as Potential Release Location 237. AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) conducted investigation activities in 2020 and 2021 to develop a better understanding of the fate and transport of PFAS in groundwater and surface water at KSC center-wide using PRedictive Integrated Stratigraphic Modeling (PRISM). PRISM uses best practices from the fields of geology, hydrology, and chemistry to acquire a holistic understanding of the subsurface and more accurately predict contaminant migration pathways. Based on the potential magnitude (frequency and areal distribution) of PFAS impacts at KSC, the analyses described herein were designed to provide tools to address the unique behavior of PFAS chemicals.

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