Abstract: A tall cylindrical silicone rubber gas permeable tube is adapted to fit in an injection well at least partly below the water table for the bioremediation of organic contaminants and to contain pressurized oxygen and/or other gases supportive of the anaerobic micro-organism activity. The gases slowly diffuse through the bladder at rates that permit their full utilization by dissolution in the underground water.

Abstract: An earth contamination site groundwater testing well having a borehole which passes though subsurface soil zones of interest is provided with a probe assembly that is installed in the borehole, that has a core stem which carries spaced-apart flexible disc seals that divide the borehole into different borehole zones that correspond to the subsurface soil zones of interest, and that includes microporous sampler points in the different borehole zones. The groundwater testing well borehole may be formed with a well casing that is afterwards removed while retaining the probe assembly in position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving in situ bioremediation of dissolved or dispersed organic contaminants in the groundwater phase at a contaminated site. The apparatus of this invention is configured to be used within an injection well of the type employed with known remediation techniques and enhances the biological treatment of soil contaminants in situ with microbes through achieving optimal levels of oxidizing agents within the soil. As such, the present invention is adapted to be employed in conjunction with conventional remediation systems to treat water-borne contaminants more efficiently. Importantly, the apparatus is also capable of delivering oxidizing agents in a manner that prevents or at least reduces the occurrence of biofouling of the injection and recovery wells.