| Remediation Process |
| Chemicals Treated |
| Treatment Processes |
| Biological Treatment |
| Ion Exchange Treatment |
| Other Treatment Techologies |
Biological Treatment
In 1998, Aerojet designed and built the world’s first biological treatment facility to remove perchlorate from groundwater. Groundwater is treated in a fluidized bed reactor using microbes from strawberry jam waste and a miniscule amount of alcohol (about 2 gallons for every million gallons of water) to break down perchlorate to chloride (common table salt) and carbon dioxide.
Since construction, the fluidized bed reactor biological system has treated billions of gallons of water.