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A synthesis of years of interdisciplinary research and practice, the second edition of this bestseller continues to serve as a primary resource for information on the assessment, remediation, and control of contamination on and below the ground surface.Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone, and Ground-Water Contamination: Assessment, Prevention, and Remediation, Second Edition includes important new developments in site characterization and soil and ground water remediation that have appeared since 1995. Presented in an easy-to-read style, this book serves as a comprehensive guide for conducting complex site investigations and identifying methods for effective soil and ground water cleanup.Remediation engineers, ground water and soil scientists, regulatory personnel, researchers, and field investigators can access the latest data and summary tables to illustrate key advantages and disadvantages of various remediation methods. TOC:PART I: BASIC CONCEPTSGEOLOGY, SOILS, AND GEOMORPHOLOGYGeologic MaterialsGeologic ProcessesStratigraphy and StructureBasic Soil ConceptsGeomorphology and Ground WaterGeologic Settings of Ground Water Occurrence and QualityGuide to Major ReferencesGROUND WATER AND VADOSE ZONE HYDROLOGYGround Water in the Hydrologic CycleGround Water-Atmospheric RelationshipsGround Water-Surface Water RelationshipsWater in the Vadose ZoneWater in the Saturated Zone (1): Fundamental ConceptsWater in the Saturated Zone (2): Water Storage and FlowGuide to Major ReferencesSOIL AND GROUND WATER GEOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGYKey Characteristics of Chemical SystemsSubsurface Distribution ProcessesSubsurface Transformation ProcessesSubsurface Environmental ParametersMicrobial Ecology of the SubsurfaceGuide to Major ReferencesSOURCES AND BEHAVIOR OF SUBSURFACE CONTAMINANTSDefinitions of ContaminationExtent and Sources of Subsurface ContaminationGeneral Mechanisms of Ground?Water ContaminationContaminant Transport ProcessesContaminant RetardationPhase Partitioning to Assess Presence of DNAPLs in the SubsurfaceContaminant Plume BehaviorGuide to Major ReferencesPART II: ASSESSMENT AND MONITORINGPLANNING FIELD INVESTIGATIONSOverview of Investigation Planning ProcessExisting Information SourcesDeveloping a Sampling and Monitoring PlanData Measurement and ReliabilityAnalytical and QA/QC ConceptsStatistical TechniquesGuide to Major ReferencesGEOPHYSICAL AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUESOverview of Remote Sensing and Geophysical TechniquesAirborne Remote SensingSurface Geophysical MethodsBorehole GeophysicsCPT and Other Direct Push Sensing MethodsSelection of Geophysical MethodsGuide to Major ReferencesCHARACTERIZATION OF VADOSE ZONE AND GROUND WATER HYDROLOGYMeasurement of Vadose Zone Hydrologic ParametersPreparation and Use of Potentiometric MapsField and Laboratory Measurement of Aquifer ParametersEstimation of Subsurface Hydrologic ParametersSpecial Considerations in Hydrogeologic MappingGuide to Major ReferencesSOIL AND GROUND-WATER TRACERSTypes and Uses of Tracer TestsTracer SelectionTypes of TracersTracer Tests in Karst and Fractured RockTracer Tests in Porous MediaGuide to Major ReferenceFIELD SAMPLING AND MONITORING OF CONTAMINANTSTypes of Monitoring InstallationsDrilling Methods for Sampling and Well InstallationConventional Monitoring Well InstallationsSampling Subsurface Solids and the Vadose ZoneSampling Ground WaterField Screening and Analytical MethodsGuide to Major ReferencesUSE OF MODELS AND COMPUTERS IN CONTAMINANT INVESTIGATIONSUses of Models and ComputersMathematical Approaches to ModelingClassification of Ground Water Computer CodesGeneral Code Selection ConsiderationsOther Geoenvironmental Computer ApplicationsGuide to Major Information SourcesPART III: PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION

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highly authoritative in the main, addressing prevention and remediation of contamination. a generally well written, practical handbook for all those needing a reasonable understanding of environmental contamination assessment and remediation. - Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 33, No. 4, July/Aug 2004

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