Handbook of Bioremediation. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Norris, Robert D
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Figures; Tables; Executive Summary; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. In-Situ Bioremediation of Soils and Ground Water Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Fundamental Principles; 2.3. Historical Perspective; 2.4. Repositories of Expertise; 2.5. General Designs; 2.6. Laboratory Testing; 2.7. Contamination Limits; 2.8. Site Characterization; 2.9. Favorable Site Conditions; 2.9.1. Solubility; 2.9.2. Volatility; 2.9.3. Viscosity; 2.9.4. Toxicity; 2.9.5. Permeability of Soils and Subsurface Materials 2.9.6. Soil Type2.9.7. Depth to Water; 2.9.8. Mineral Content; 2.9.9. Oxidation/Reduction Potential; 2.9.10. pH; 2.10. Infrastructure and Institutional Issues; 2.11. Performance; 2.12. Problems; 2.13. Site Properties vs Cost; 2.13.1. Mass of Contaminant; 2.13.2. Volume of Contaminated Aquifer; 2.13.3. Aquifer Permeability/Soil Characteristics; 2.13.4. Final Remediation Levels; 2.13.5. Depth to Water; 2.13.6. Monitoring Requirements; 2.13.7. Contaminant Properties; 2.13.8. Location of Site; 2.14. Previous Experience with Costs; 2.15. Regulatory Acceptance; 2.16. Knowledge Gaps Section 3. Bioventing of Petroleum Hydrocarbons3.1. Fundamental Principles; 3.1.1. Review of the Technology; 3.1.2. Maturity of the Technology; 3.1.3. Repositories of Expertise; 3.2. Contamination that is Subject to Treatment; 3.3. Special Requirements for Site Characterization; 3.3.1. Soil Gas Survey; 3.3.2. Soil Gas Permeability and Radius of Influence; 3.3.3. In-Situ Respiration; 3.4. Impact of Site Characteristics on Applicability; 3.5. Process Performance; 3.5.1. Case Study: Hill AFB Site; 3.5.2. Case Study: Tyndall AFB Site; 3.5.3. Performance of Other Sites 3.6. Problems Encountered with the Technology3.7. Costs; 3.8. Regulatory Acceptance; 3.9. Knowledge Gaps and Research Opportunities; Section 4. Treatment of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Ground Water by Air Sparging; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Development of Air Sparging; 4.3. Principles of the Technology; 4.4. Benefits of Air Sparging; 4.5. Dangers of Air Sparging; 4.6. Barriers to Flow; 4.7. Control of Flow; 4.8. Summary of Limitations; 4.9. System Application and Design; 4.9.1. Nature and Extent of Site Contaminants; 4.9.2. Hydrogeologic Conditions 4.9.3. Potential Ground-Water and Vapor Receptors4.10. Field Pilot Testing; 4.11. Design Data Requirements; 4.12. System Elements; 4.13. System Examples; 4.14. Cost Factors; 4.15. Conclusion; Section 5. Ground-Water Treatment for Chlorinated Solvents; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Biotransformation of CaHs; 5.2.1. Primary Substrates and Cometabolism; 5.2.2. CAH Usage as Primary Substrates; 5.2.3. Anaerobic Cometabolic Transformations of CAHs; 5.2.4. Aerobic Microbial Transformation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons; 5.3. Processes Affecting Chemical Movement and Fate; 5.3.1. Effect of Sorption
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.5/2; Soil remediation; Groundwater -- Purification; In situ bioremediation; Waste & Recycling; Pollution; Water Science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203712764; 0203712765; 9781351363457; 1351363441; 9781351363440
• Related ISBNs: 135136345X; 1138105708; 9781138105706; 9781138559394
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