Selected project examples
Rehabilitation of the Kerosene Damage at the Former NATO Airfield Lahr, Germany
Before planning the rehabilitation of the large-scale kerosene damage in the near-surface groundwater of the Upper Rhine Rift near Lahr, the area was explored by means of horizontal groundwater sampling (DirectPush), pumping tests and drillings. Rehabilitation was carried out by replacing the soil in the phase saturated zone and by subsequent biological in-situ rehabilitation of the overall rehabilitation area. The section where the buildings of the airfield fire brigade are located was enclosed with a sheet pile wall. The rehabilitation measures were carried out while the airfield was in operation.
Fichtner services
- Expert report
- Topographic survey (during design/construction)
- Sampling and analysis
- Hydrogeological investigations
- Ground water and toxic substances transport modelling
- Design and control of the civil engineering structures
- Control of the EU-wide tender procedure for the execution of the rehabilitation
- Co-ordination of safety and health protection
Technical data
- Area polluted with kerosene 4.5 ha
- 150 exploratory drillings, 85 ROST explorations (DirectPush)
- Renaturisation infrastructure NATO airfield
- Amount of excavated material approx. 90,000 m³
- Active water treatment 25 m³/h; turnover in-situ rehabilitation 87 m³/h
