Natural attenuation for groundwater remediation [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Intrinsic Remediation, Water Science and Technology Board [and] Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778638103321
• Autore: Intrinsic Remediation Committee
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000; Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 2000
• ISBN: 0-309-13280-0; 0-309-51645-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.1/68
• Soggetti: Hazardous wastes - Natural attenuation - Evaluation; In situ bioremediation - Evaluation; Hazardous waste site remediation - Evaluation; Groundwater - Purification
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Introduction: Using Natural Processes in Groundwater Restoration 1""; ""Community Concerns About Natural Attenuation 2""; ""Scientific Basis for Natural Attenuation 3""; ""Approaches for Evaluating Natural Attenuation 4""; ""Protocols for Documenting Natural Attenuation 5""; ""A Acronyms""; ""B Presenters at the Committeeâ€?s Information-Gathering Meetings""; ""C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: In the past decade, officials responsible for clean-up of contaminated groundwater have increasingly turned to natural attenuation -- essentially allowing naturally occurring processes to reduce the toxic potential of contaminants -- rather than engineered solutions. This saves both money and headaches. To the people in surrounding communities, though, it can appear that clean-up officials are simply walking away from contaminated sites.When is natural attenuation the appropriate approach to a clean-up? This book presents the consensus ; of a diverse committee, informed by the views of researchers, regulators, and community activists. The committee reviews the likely effectiveness of natural attenuation with different classes of contaminants -- and describes how to evaluate the "footprints" of natural attenuation at a site to determine whether natural processes will provide adequate clean-up. Included are recommendations for regulatory change.The book also emphasizes the importance of the public's belief and attitudes toward remediation and provides guidance on involving community stakeholders throughout the clean-up process.