Hazardous materials in the hydrologic environment [[electronic resource] ] : the role of research by the U.S. Geological Survey / / Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451849803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (119 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.73
• Soggetti: Hydrology - Research; Water - Pollution - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Hazardous Materials in the Hydrologic Environment: The Role of Research by the U.S. Geological Survey ""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Overview of the Federal Effort in Hazardous Material Regulation and Remediation""; ""LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND""; ""THE EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH IN HYDROLOGY""; ""OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT USGS PROGRAMS""; ""COMPARISON OF USGS HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH TO THAT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS""; ""FROM PROCESS DISCOVERY TO APPLICATION: THE ROLE OF THE USGS""; ""3 Characterization: Processes and Methods for Improving Understanding """"THE NEED""; ""STATE-OF-THE-ART OF CHARACTERIZATION""; ""Constituents""; ""Processes""; ""Subsurface Processes""; ""Surface Processes""; ""Characterization Methods""; ""CRITICAL AREAS OF RESEARCH""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS""; ""4 Remediation ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE FIELD""; ""CRITICAL AREAS FOR RESEARCH""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS""; ""5 Mathematical Models and Decision Support ""; ""PREDICTIVE FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELS""; ""Saturated Flow in Porous Media""; ""Unsaturated Flow in Porous Media""""Multiphase Flow in Porous Media""; ""Advection and Dispersion""; ""Radioactive Decay, Biological ; Processes, and Multiphase Interactions""; ""Coupled Flow Processes""; ""Flow and Transport in Fractured Media""; ""Issues in Flow and Transport Modeling at the USGS""; ""DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS""; ""Existing and Potential USGS Initiatives""; ""OPTIMIZATION AND DECISION ANALYSIS""; ""DECISION SUPPORT IN THE USGS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SCIENCE PROGRAM""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS IN MODELING""; ""6 Conclusions ""; ""OVERALL PROGRAM FRAMEWORK""; ""USGS COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES""""SOME CRITICAL ISSUES""; ""EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES""; ""ISSUES IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION""; ""References""; ""Appendix A U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division Plan for Hazardous Materials Science ""; ""INTERRELATIONSHIP OF PROGRAMS""; ""Activitiesâ€?Research and Methods Development""; ""Activitiesâ€?Site-specific Investigations""; ""Program Development and Interaction""; ""CORE HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""USGS TOXIC SUBSTANCES HYDROLOGY PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION HYDROLOGY PROGRAMâ€?PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members ""