Mobility and Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Environments

by Lyman

Overview

This book identifies the most important "rules" governing transport, partitioning, retention and transformation of leaked motor fuels in the underground environment. It examines micro-scale fate and transport processes as a means toward promoting a better understanding of larger scale movement of contaminants. Environmental scientists, engineers, consultants, and managers will find Mobility and Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Environments to be a useful technical handbook. Less experienced users will appreciate its in-depth explanations of the fate and transport processes vital to effective remedial response. More experienced users will use the book as a source of information, data and equations to support quantitative assessments of pollutant fate and transport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873718004
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/22/1992
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction — Section 1: Contaminant Vapors as a Component of Soil Gas in the Unsaturated Zone — Section 2: Liquid Contaminants Adhering to "Water-Dry" Soil Particles in the Unsaturated Zone — Section 3: Contaminants Dissolved in the Water Film Surrounding Soil Particles in the Unsaturated Zone — Section 4: Contaminants Sorbed to "Water-Wet" Soil Particles or Rock Surface (After Migrating Through the Water) in Either the Unsaturated or Saturated Zone — Section 5: Liquid Contaminants in the Pore Spaces Between Soil Particles in the Saturated Zone — Section 6: Liquid Contaminants in the Pore Spaces Between Soil Particles in the Unsaturated Zone — Section 7: Liquid Contaminants Floating Upon the Water Tables — Section 8: Contaminants Dissolved in Groundwater — Section 9: Contaminants Sorbed onto Colloidal Particles in Water in Either the Unsaturated or Saturated Zone — Section 10: Contaminants That Have Diffused into Mineral Grains or Rocks in Either the Unsaturated or Saturated Zone — Section 11: Contaminants Sorbed onto or into Soil Microbiota in Either the Saturated or Unsaturated Zone — Section 12: Contaminants Dissolved in the Mobile Pore Water of the Unsaturated Zone — Section 13: Liquid Contaminants in Fractured Rock or Karstic Limestone in Either the Unsaturated or Saturated Zone — Glossary — Index

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive report of current knowledge of contaminant behavior in the subsurface. It provides an understanding of micro-scale fate and transport processes as a means to understanding the larger scale movement of contaminants. This, in turn, leads to a more thorough understanding of the application of corrective measures and remediation techniques. The micro-scale analysis focuses on 13 loci, each of which represent a location and conditions in the subsurface environment, where and how contaminants may exist after an underground storage tank release. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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