Fundamentals of site remediation : for metal and hydrocarbon-cotaminated soils / John Pichtel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pichtel, John, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hazardous waste site remediation.

Metals--Environmental aspects.

Metals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Bernan Press, [2019]

Summary:

New, updated edition of the acclaimed guide for metal- and hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. Concise and comprehensive, with the latest field remediation technologies, including nanotechnology and revegetation.

Contents:

Intro

Fundamentals of Site Remediation

Fundamentals of Site Remediation: For Metal and Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils

Copyright page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1

How Did We Get Here?

1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 BROWNFIELDS

1.3 CERCLA AND THE SUPERFUND

1.4 "IT AIN'T OVER 'TIL IT'S OVER"-YOGI BERRA

QUESTIONS

References

Chapter 2

Chemistry of Common Contaminant Elements

2.1 INTRODUCTION

2.2 THE ELEMENTS

Chapter 3

Hydrocarbon Chemistry and Properties

3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 STRUCTURE AND NOMENCLATURE

3.3 PROPERTIES OF HYDROCARBON FUELS

3.4 PETROCHEMICALS

3.5 CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FUELS AND PETROCHEMICALS

Chapter 4

Subsurface Properties and Remediation

4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 RELEVANT CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY

4.3 THE COLLOIDAL FRACTION

4.4 THE BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT

4.5 RELEVANT SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

4.6 BASIC HYDROGEOLOGY

Chapter 5

Environmental Site Assessments

5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.2 THE PHASE I ESA

5.3 BEYOND THE PHASE I

Chapter 6

Isolation of the Contaminant Plume

6.1 INTRODUCTION

6.2 DIVERTING GROUNDWATER FLOW

6.3 SUBSURFACE BARRIERS

6.4 CAPPING

6.5 OTHER PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

6.6 TREATMENT OF GROUNDWATER (PUMP-AND-TREAT TECHNOLOGY)

Chapter 7

Extraction Processes

7.1 INTRODUCTION

7.2 EXTRACTING SOLUTIONS

7.3 FLUSHING METALS FROM SOIL

7.4 FLUSHING ORGANICS FROM SOIL

7.5 TECHNICAL/PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN SOIL FLUSHING

7.6 THE GOOD AND THE BAD

7.7 CASE HISTORY

Chapter 8

Solidification/Stabilization

8.1 INTRODUCTION

8.2 CEMENT-BASED TECHNOLOGIES

8.3 ORGANIC STABILIZATION/SOLIDIFICATION.

8.4 FIELD TECHNOLOGIES: EX SITU

8.5 IN SITU S/S TREATMENT

8.6 TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

8.7 OVERVIEW OF S/S TECHNOLOGIES

8.8 CASE HISTORY

Chapter 9

Soil Vapor Extraction

9.1 INTRODUCTION

9.2 SITE CHARACTERIZATION

9.3 FIELD DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

9.4 TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

9.5 CASE HISTORY 1

9.6 CASE HISTORY 2

Chapter 10

Permeable Reactive Barriers

10.1 INTRODUCTION

10.2 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF PRBS

10.3 TREATMENT MECHANISMS WITHIN PRBS FOR SPECIFIC CONTAMINANTS

10.4 CONTAMINANTS SUITABLE TO PRB TREATMENT

10.5 DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS OF PRB REACTIVE MEDIA

10.7 SUMMARY OF PRB TECHNOLOGY

10.8 ADVANTAGES OF PRB TECHNOLOGY

10.9 DISADVANTAGES OF PRB TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 11

Microbial Remediation

11.1 INTRODUCTION

11.2 OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT MICROBIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

11.3 MICROBIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH AND REMEDIATION

11.4 PATHWAYS OF HYDROCARBON METABOLISM

11.5 INDIGENOUS VERSUS EXOGENOUS PARTICIPANTS

11.6 FIELD TECHNOLOGIES

11.7 BIOREMEDIATION: AN OVERVIEW

11.8 CASE HISTORY 1

11.9 CASE HISTORY 2

Chapter 12

Phytoremediation

12.1 INTRODUCTION

12.2 PHYTOEXTRACTION OF METALS

12.3 ORGANIC CONTAMINATION

12.4 PHYTOSTABILIZATION

12.5 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

12.6 SUMMARY

12.7 CASE HISTORY

Chapter 13

Innovative Technologies

13.1 INTRODUCTION

13.2 ELECTROKINETIC REMEDIATION

13.3 CHEMICAL OXIDATION

13.4 STEAM ENHANCED RECOVERY

13.5 PNEUMATIC FRACTURING AND HOT GAS INJECTION

13.6 RADIO-FREQUENCY HEATING

13.7 IN SITU VITRIFICATION

Chapter 14

Nanotechnology in Site Remediation

14.1 INTRODUCTION

14.2 NANOPARTICLE TYPES FOR REMEDIATION.

14.3 FIELD APPLICATION OF NANOSCALE MATERIALS

14.4 CASE HISTORY

14.5 HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH NANOTECHNOLOGY

Questions

Chapter 15

Technology Selection

15.1 BACKGROUND

15.2 ISOLATION (CONTAINMENT) (CHAPTER 6)

15.3 EXTRACTION PROCESSES (SOIL FLUSHING) (CHAPTER 7)

15.4 IN SITU SOLIDIFICATION/STABILIZATION (CHAPTER 8)

15.5 SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION (CHAPTER 9)

15.6 REACTIVE BARRIER WALLS (CHAPTER 10)

15.7 IN SITU MICROBIAL REMEDIATION (CHAPTER 11)

15.8 PHYTOREMEDIATION (CHAPTER 12)

PHYTOEXTRACTION OF METALS

15.9 NANOREMEDIATION (CHAPTER 14)

Chapter 16

Revegetation of the Completed Site

16.1 INTRODUCTION

16.2 USE OF SOIL SUBSTITUTES AND AMENDMENTS

16.3 SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PLANTS

16.4 GRASSES

16.5 LEGUMES

16.6 NATIVE PLANTS

16.7 TREES

16.8 THE VALUE OF FOREST HETEROCULTURE

16.9 Benefits of Crop Trees, Wildlife Trees, and Nitrogen-fixing Trees

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Glossary

Index

About the Author.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-920-5379-2

1-64143-314-0

OCLC:

1105928101