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This volume has been organized for practicing engineers who deal with the problems of groundwater and leachate remediation. It is intended to provide a practical overview of both techniques for evaluating groundwater quality and in selecting remediation technologies that are cost effective. Emphasis is given to advanced remediation methods.

Content: Front Cover; Groundwater Remediation and Treatment Technologies; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface; About the Author; CHAPTER1. PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY; Introduction; Minerals; Carbonates, Sulfates, and Oxides; Rock-Forming Silicates; Ores; Rocks, Their Origin andProperties; Igneous Rocks; Metamorphic Rocks; Sedimentary Rocks; Weathering; Mechanical Weathering; Chemical Weathering; Basic Soil Concepts; Erosion and Deposition; Waterborne Deposits; Windborne Deposits; Glacial Deposits; Geological Structure; Folding; Unconformities; Fractures; Geologic Time; Rock Units; Time and Time-Rock Units. Geological Maps and Cross SectionsGroundwater in Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks; Groundwater in Sedimentary Rocks; Groundwater in Unconsolidated Sediments; Relation Between Geology, Climate, and Groundwater Quality; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER; Introduction; Gaining and Losing Streams; Bank Storage; Effect of the Geologic Framework on Stream Hydrographs; Single-Event Hydrograph Separation Techniques; Depletion Curves; Hydrograph Separation; Separation of Complex Hydrographs; Hydrograph Separation by Chemical Techniques. Computer Separation ProgramsGroundwater Rating Curve; Seepage or Dry Weather Measurements; Temperature Surveys; Flow-Duration Curves; Flow Ratios; References; CHAPTER 3. PRINCIPLES OF HYDROGEOLOGY; Introduction; Precipitation; Seasonal Variations in Precipitation; Types of Precipitation; Recording Precipitation; Infiltration; Surface Water; Rates of Flow; Stream Discharge Measurements and Records; Relation Between Groundwater and Surface Water; Groundwater; The Water Table; Aquifers and Confining Units; Porosity and Hydraulic Conductivity; Hydraulic Gradient. Potentiometric Surface Maps and Flow NetsCalculating Groundwater Flow; Interstitial Velocity; Transmissivity and Storativity; Water-Level Fluctuations; Cone of Depression; Specific Capacity; References; CHAPTER 4. GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; Introduction; Sources of Groundwater Contamination; Groundwater Quality Problems That Originate on the Land Surface; Groundwater Quality Problems That Originate Above the Water Table; Groundwater Quality Problems That Originate Below the Water Table; Natural Controls on Groundwater Contamination; Leachate; Changes in Groundwater Quality. Cyclic FluctuationsPrediction of Contaminant Migration; References; CHAPTER 5. GROUNDWATER RESTORATION; Introduction; Contaminant Mobility; Site Characterization; Source Control; Source Removal; Surface Runoff Controls; Groundwater Barriers; Hydrodynamic Controls; Groundwater Collection and Treatment; Pumping Systems; Interceptor Systems; Groundwater Treatment After Removal; In Situ Treatment; In Situ Physical/Chemical Treatment; Mobilization for Extraction; Detoxification; Biodegradation; Natural Subsurface Biological Activity; Enhanced Biorestoration; Treatment Trains.
Abstract: This volume has been organized for practicing engineers who deal with the problems of groundwater and leachate remediation. It is intended to provide a practical overview of both techniques for evaluating groundwater quality and in selecting remediation technologies that are cost effective. Emphasis is given to advanced remediation methods
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