Practical handbook of soil, vadose zone, and ground-water contamination : assessment, prevention, and remediation /: assessment, prevention, and remediation. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Soil, vadose zone, and ground-water contamination
• Further Information: Note: J. Russell Boulding, Jon S. Ginn.
• Other Names: Boulding, Russell; Ginn, Jon S
• Contents: ; PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS; GEOLOGY, SOILS, AND GEOMORPHOLOGY; Geologic Materials; Geologic Processes; Stratigraphy and Structure; Basic Soil Concepts; Geomorphology and Ground Water; Geologic Settings of Ground Water Occurrence and Quality; Guide to Major References; ; GROUND WATER AND VADOSE ZONE HYDROLOGY; Ground Water in the Hydrologic Cycle; Ground Water-Atmospheric Relationships; Ground Water-Surface Water Relationships; Water in the Vadose Zone; Water in the Saturated Zone (1): Fundamental Concepts; Water in the Saturated Zone (2): Water Storage and Flow; Guide to Major References; ; SOIL AND GROUND WATER GEOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY; Key Characteristics of Chemical Systems; Subsurface Distribution Processes; Subsurface Transformation Processes; Subsurface Environmental Parameters; Microbial Ecology of the Subsurface; Guide to Major References; ; SOURCES AND BEHAVIOR OF SUBSURFACE CONTAMINANTS; Definitions of Contamination; Extent and Sources of Subsurface Contamination; General Mechanisms of Ground?Water Contamination; Contaminant Transport Processes; Contaminant Retardation; Phase Partitioning to Assess Presence of DNAPLs in the Subsurface; Contaminant Plume Behavior; Guide to Major References; ; PART II: ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING; ; PLANNING FIELD INVESTIGATIONS; Overview of Investigation Planning Process; Existing Information Sources; Developing a Sampling and Monitoring Plan; Data Measurement and Reliability; Analytical and QA/QC Concepts; Statistical Techniques; Guide to Major References; ; GEOPHYSICAL AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; Overview of Remote Sensing and Geophysical Techniques; Airborne Remote Sensing; Surface Geophysical Methods; Borehole Geophysics; CPT and Other Direct Push Sensing Methods; Selection of Geophysical Methods; Guide to Major References; ; CHARACTERIZATION OF VADOSE ZONE AND GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY; Measurement of Vadose Zone Hydrologic Parameters; Preparation and Use of Potentiometric Maps; Field and Laboratory Measurement of Aquifer Parameters; Estimation of Subsurface Hydrologic Parameters; Special Considerations in Hydrogeologic Mapping; Guide to Major References; ; SOIL AND GROUND-WATER TRACERS; Types and Uses of Tracer Tests; Tracer Selection; Types of Tracers; Tracer Tests in Karst and Fractured Rock; Tracer Tests in Porous Media; Guide to Major Reference; ; FIELD SAMPLING AND MONITORING OF CONTAMINANTS; Types of Monitoring Installations; Drilling Methods for Sampling and Well Installation; Conventional Monitoring Well Installations; Sampling Subsurface Solids and the Vadose Zone; Sampling Ground Water; Field Screening and Analytical Methods; Guide to Major References; ; USE OF MODELS AND COMPUTERS IN CONTAMINANT INVESTIGATIONS; Uses of Models and Computers; Mathematical Approaches to Modeling; Classification of Ground Water Computer Codes; General Code Selection Considerations; Other Geoenvironmental Computer Applications; Guide to Major Information Sources; ; PART III: PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION; ; PREVENTION AND MINIMIZATION OF CONTAMINATION; General Approaches; Delineation of Wellhead Protection Areas; Identification of Potential Contaminant Sources; Assessing The Risk From Potential Contaminants; Wellhead Protection Area Management; Guide to Major References; ; REMEDIATION PLANNING; Conceptual Approach to Soil and Ground Water Remediation; Methodology; Selection of Treatment Methods; Measurement and Interpretation of Treatment Effectiveness; Guide to Major References; ; REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS; General Approaches to Soil Remediation; Soil Vacuum Extraction (SVE); Bioremediation; Other Treatment Approaches; Prepared Bed Reactors; Guide to Major References; ; REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED GROUND WATER; Overview; Source Control; Containment: Ground Water Barriers and Flow Control; Ground Water Collection; Ground Water Pump-and-Treat Methods; In Situ Treatment; Guide to Major References; ; Appendices; A Summary of Information on Major Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring Techniques; Index to ASTM Field and Laboratory Methods Possibly Pertinent to Environmental Site Characterization; Tables and Figures for Estimation of Aquifer Parameters; Worksheets and Checklists for Ground-Water and Wellhead Protection; Aquifer Properties and Contaminant Fate and Transport Problems and Solutions; Master List of Figures and Tables with Credits
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : Lewis Publishers
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (691 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 628.5/5; Soil pollution; Soil remediation; Groundwater -- Pollution; Groundwater -- Quality -- Management; Zone of aeration; Contaminación de suelos; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control; Groundwater -- Pollution; Groundwater -- Quality -- Management; Soil pollution; Soil remediation; Zone of aeration; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203998162; 9780203998168; 9781566706100; 1566706106; 9781420032147; 1420032143
• Related ISBNs: 1566706106
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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