Hazardous materials in the hydrologic environment : the role of research by the U.S. Geological Survey / Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydrology--Research.

Hydrology.

Water--Pollution--United States.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 109 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Hazardous Materials in the Hydrologic Environment: The Role of Research by the U.S. Geological Survey ""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Overview of the Federal Effort in Hazardous Material Regulation and Remediation""; ""LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND""; ""THE EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH IN HYDROLOGY""; ""OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT USGS PROGRAMS""; ""COMPARISON OF USGS HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH TO THAT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS""; ""FROM PROCESS DISCOVERY TO APPLICATION: THE ROLE OF THE USGS""

""3 Characterization: Processes and Methods for Improving Understanding """"THE NEED""; ""STATE-OF-THE-ART OF CHARACTERIZATION""; ""Constituents""; ""Processes""; ""Subsurface Processes""; ""Surface Processes""; ""Characterization Methods""; ""CRITICAL AREAS OF RESEARCH""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS""; ""4 Remediation ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE FIELD""; ""CRITICAL AREAS FOR RESEARCH""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS""; ""5 Mathematical Models and Decision Support ""; ""PREDICTIVE FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELS""; ""Saturated Flow in Porous Media""

""Unsaturated Flow in Porous Media"" ""Multiphase Flow in Porous Media""; ""Advection and Dispersion""; ""Radioactive Decay, Biological Processes, and Multiphase Interactions""; ""Coupled Flow Processes""; ""Flow and Transport in Fractured Media""; ""Issues in Flow and Transport Modeling at the USGS""; ""DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS""; ""Existing and Potential USGS Initiatives""; ""OPTIMIZATION AND DECISION ANALYSIS""; ""DECISION SUPPORT IN THE USGS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SCIENCE PROGRAM""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS IN MODELING""; ""6 Conclusions ""; ""OVERALL PROGRAM FRAMEWORK""

""USGS COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES""""SOME CRITICAL ISSUES""; ""EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES""; ""ISSUES IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION""; ""References""; ""Appendix A U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division Plan for Hazardous Materials Science ""; ""INTERRELATIONSHIP OF PROGRAMS""; ""Activities Research and Methods Development""; ""Activities Site-specific Investigations""; ""Program Development and Interaction""; ""CORE HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""

""USGS TOXIC SUBSTANCES HYDROLOGY PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS"" ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION HYDROLOGY PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

58567082