Mobility and Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Environments / Edition 1

by Warren J. 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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