Geochemical data from laboratory and field experiments conducted to evaluate degradation of perchlorate and RDX in groundwater, White Sands Missile Range HTA site, New Mexico

This metadata record presents geochemical analytical data determined during laboratory experiments and a field pilot test collected during 2008-2010 to evaluate degradation of the cyclic nitramine explosive, hexahydro-1,3,4-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and perchlorate in a fractured rock aquifer. These experiments were conducted as part of a study to evaluate the feasibility of enhanced bioremediation for treatment of groundwater contaminants at White Sands Missile Range HTA site, New Mexico. Experiments included two anaerobic microcosm experiments, a culture enrichment test, and field injection test with the dechlorinating culture WBC-2. Data includes concentrations of nitrate, ammonium, perchlorate, RDX, and RDX metabolites. The field test data include concentrations of perchlorate and RDX and its metabolites in groundwater and in Bio-Sep beads that were suspended in wells.