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The aim of this research project is to identify, characterize and quantify natural attenuation (NA) processes in groundwater affected by emissions of abandoned waste disposal sites in Berlin-Kladow/Gatow, Germany. It is part of the funding priority called KORA established by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) to explore the extent to which NA can be used for remedial purposes for varied forms of soil and groundwater contamination. Information on the emission behaviour of individual parameters is generated on the basis of hydrogeochemical comparison of 20 years old and new data. Using groundwater-modelling and CFC-analysis, information on the transport and retention of pollutants in groundwater is compiled. The microbial colonization of contaminated aquifers is characterized by molecular biological methods [polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)] to differentiate between contaminated and not contaminated zones.
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The authors wish to thank the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) for funding this sub-project of KORA.
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Kerndorff, H., Kühn, S., Minden, T. et al. Effects of natural attenuation processes on groundwater contamination caused by abandoned waste sites in Berlin. Environ Geol 55, 291–301 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-1004-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-1004-3