Groundwater contamination / Geophysics Study Committee [for the] Geophysics Research Forum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Geophysics Research Forum (U.S.). Geophysics Study Committee.

Series:

Studies in geophysics.

Studies in geophysics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Groundwater.

Water--Pollution.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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Contents:

Groundwater Contamination; Copyright; Studies In Geophysics; PREFACE; Contents; OVERVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS; THE PROBLEM; GROUNDWATER: THE RESOURCE; SOURCES OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; DISPOSAL PRACTICES; Landfills; Evaporation Ponds and Lagoons; Deep Injection or Burial; Multiple Barriers; EFFECTIVE DISPOSAL SITES; GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY CONSERVATIVE TRANSPORT; Transport with Reactions; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; I BACKGROUND ; 1 The Extent of Groundwater Contamination in the United States

Sources of Groundwater Contamination Severity of Groundwater Contamination; Regional Assessments of Groundwater Contaminants in the United States; State Summaries of Known Incidences of Contamination; Arizona; California; Connecticut; Florida; Idaho; Illinois; Nebraska; New Jersey; New Mexico; South Carolina; Summary and Conclusions; References; II PROCESSES ; 2 Movement of Contaminants in Groundwater: Groundwater Transport-Advection and Dispersion; Introduction; Advection-Dispersion Equation; Is Dispersion a Fickian Process?; Definition of Dispersivity; Summary and Discussion

Dispersion in Fractured Rock Conclusions; References; 3 Contaminants in Groundwater: Chemical Processes; Introduction; Transport with Chemical Mass Transfer; Adsorption in Advective-Dispersive Systems; Limitations of the Adsorption-Isotherm Approach; Precipitation and Solubility Controls; Hydrolysis and Chemical Speciation; Oxidation and Reduction; Mineral Dissolution and Acid Consumption; Behavior of Organic Contaminants; Sorption; Chemical Reactions; Biological Reactions; Organic Compounds As Complexing Agents; Field Studies of Contaminated Groundwater; Chemical Reactions and Permeable Media

Summary and Conclusions References; III METHODS OF WASTE DISPOSAL ; 4 Shallow Land Burial of Municipal Wastes; Introduction; Leachate Characteristics; Gas Production; Hydrogeologic Criteria; Unsaturated Flow; Site Size; Water Balance; Trench Covers; Trench Liners; Monitoring; Monitoring Methodology; Verification of Contamination; Conclusions; References; 5 Deep Burial Of Toxic Wastes; Introduction; Methods of Disposal; Advantages and Disadvantages of Deep Burial; A Hypothetical Repository; Hydrogeologic Properties of Rocks at Depth; General Data from Wells and Test Holes; Geochemical Evidence

Problems of Evaluating the Hydrologic Hazards of a Waste Repository Trajectory of Contaminants; Concentration of Contaminants; Total Amount of Contaminants That Reach the Surface; Travel Time; Flow of Groundwater Through a Closed Repository; Initial Inflow; Steady-State Flow Conditions; Isolated Leaks; Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; IV EXAMPLES ; 6 Groundwater Contamination and Aquifer Reclamation at The Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado; Introduction; Description of Study Area; History of Contamination; Hydrogeology; Contamination Pattern

Application of Simulation Models

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780585168482

9780309557542

0309557542

9780585168487

0585168482

OCLC:

940510418