The invention disclosed relates to a method and apparatus for recovering
non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPL) from regions below ground where NAPL
spills are sources of aquifer contamination. The apparatus includes a
system to supply gas-supersaturated liquid, a system of ground wells in
fluid communication with the contaminated ground water region (source of
contamination) and with an above-ground NAPL recovery system, said system
of wells including an injection well in fluid communication with the
system to supply gas-supersaturated liquid and with the contaminated
region below ground, an extraction well in fluid communication with the
contaminated region below ground and with the NAPL recovery system,
wherein the NAPL is in the gaseous phase or gas-mobilized non-volatile
liquid phase or both, and a pump for delivering the gas-supersaturated
liquid to the vicinity of the contaminated region below ground.