Fractured Bedrock Project Profiles The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has developed this website to provide
information on efforts to identify and remediate contaminated
fractured bedrock sites. Characterization and remediation of
contaminated ground water at fractured bedrock sites are
hampered by the complex geology, the heterogeneous distribution
and orientation of the fractures, and the movement of
contaminants and fluids in fracture networks and rock matrices.
Several characterization and remediation technologies are
currently being used both at pilot- and full-scale levels to
improve the understanding of these sites. Site profiles on this
website provide information on the nature and extent of the
contamination problems at fractured bedrock sites, geology
affecting site assessment and remediation efforts,
characterization and remediation actions taken or planned, and
site contacts to open communication between individuals
currently involved in using these technologies. Information for
the pr