Iraqi troops exploded 798 oil wells in Kuwait's desert, causing 114 square kilometres of damage. Crude oil gushed from the shattered oil wells, forming lakes that contaminated almost 40 square kilometres of land. Wet and dry oil reservoirs were built in low-lying sections of the desert to limit the spread of oil, and polluted soil piles were built during the cleanup. Contaminated land desert changes soil qualities, harming plants (e.g. biota) and animals, and infiltrating deeper into the soil strata, putting vital groundwater sources at risk. Although certain features contain semi-liquid oil/sludgy material and are referred to as wet oil lakes, most of these oil lakes are made up of dry oil components. The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), Kuwait National Focal Point (KNFP), and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) worked on a project to clean up roughly 26 million cubic metres of oil-contaminated soil. Demonstration remediation technologies are being investigated as viable solutions for generating action plans for reclaiming extremely contaminated land. The purpose of this field demonstration study is to determine whether proven remediation technologies are viable, applicable, and effective in treating oil-contaminated soil. This project will be carried out at a variety of locations within the KOC's operating oil fields in SEK to address three challenges (i.e. wet, dry oil lakes and oil contaminated piles). A successful demonstration of remediation technology will be a key metric for developing full-scale soil remediation strategy plans in SEK and other relevant places.
Author (s) DetailsDhari Al-Gharabally
Kuwait Oil Company, Soil Remediation Group, P.O.Box 9758, Ahmadi 61008, Ahmadi, Kuwait.
Aisha- Al-Barood
Kuwait Oil Company, Soil Remediation Group, P.O.Box 9758, Ahmadi 61008, Ahmadi, Kuwait.
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