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M&P Heidelberg: Groundwater remediation in Walldorf: Reduction of pollutant concentration by approx. 99 %

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Engineering for a better tomorrow: An LCKW pollution plume has been known in Walldorf since the end of the 1990s. Highly volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons jeopardised drinking water extraction north of the town. To prevent this, a major groundwater remediation project has been running for 20 years. At times, up to five remediation plants were in operation at the same time. Contaminated groundwater is pumped and cleaned of pollutants using activated carbon filters. [...]