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Author:   Geophysics Study Committee ,  Geophysics Research Forum ,  Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309078320

ISBN 10:   0309078326
Pages:   179
Publication Date:   01 February 1984
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Title Page; 3 Overview and Recommendations; 4 I. Background; 5 1. The Extent of Groundwater Contamination in the United States; 6 II. Processes; 7 2. Movement of Contaminants in Groundwater: Groundwater Transport -- Advection and Dispersion; 8 3. Contaminants in Groundwater: Chemical Processes; 9 III. Methods of Waste Disposal; 10 4. Shallow Land Burial of Municipal Wastes; 11 5. Deep Burial of Toxic Wastes; 12 IV. Examples; 13 6. Groundwater Contamination and Aquifer Reclamation at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado; 14 7. Geologic Problems at Low-Level Radioactive Waste-Disposal Sites; 15 8. Groundwater Flow Modeling Study of the Love Canal Area, New York; 16 9. Nonpoint Contamination of Groundwater on Long Island, New York; 17 10. Hydrogeochemical Studies at a Landfill in Delaware; 18 11. Assessment of the Potential for Radionuclide Migration from a Nuclear Explosion Cavity; 19 12. Groundwater Restoration with In Situ Uranium Leach Mining; 20 V. Institutional Aspects; 21 13. Selected Variables Affecting the Choice between Federal and State Regulatory Responsibilty: Groundwater Quality as an Illustrative Case; 22 14. Risk Assessment for the Prevention of Groundwater Contamination

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