Ground water contamination : transport and remediation /

A synthesis of recent advances in the fields of groundwater contamination, transport processes, and remediation, this book begins with a condensed but lucid review of aquifer and well hydraulics, illustrated with numerical examples. The geologic background required to apply these concepts is mentioned only in passing and must be obtained largely from other sources. The main part of the book concerns contaminant types, sources, chemical reactions, and transport processes, with special emphasis on nonaqueous-phase liquids. Digital simulation of contaminant transport is described, with reference to readily available software. Site investigation methods, monitoring strategies, sampling methods, rudiments of data analysis, remedial measures in both the saturated and unsaturated zones, and legal and legislative aspects of the field are covered; there are case studies as well. These topics are treated in other works, but here they are drawn together into a single, practical, clearly presented, and well-illustrated volume, while retaining considerable depth of coverage. Suited to a wide range of readers at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. Highly recommended for any academic library. A. N. Palmer; SUNY College at Oneonta