04738nam 2200565Ia 450 991077741760332120230301232242.0(CKB)1000000000450674(EBL)3377410(SSID)ssj0000169240(PQKBManifestationID)11183958(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169240(PQKBWorkID)10203249(PQKB)10453441(OCoLC)58567082(MiAaPQ)EBC3377410(EXLCZ)99100000000045067420030527d1996 ua 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHazardous materials in the hydrologic environment the role of research by the U.S. Geological Survey /Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology BoardWashington, D.C. :National Academy Press,1996.1 online resource (x, 109 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-309-57333-5 ""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""; ""Activities Research and Methods Development""; ""Activities 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 PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members ""HydrologyResearchWaterPollutionUnited StatesSoil pollutionResearchHazardous substancesEnvironmental aspectsResearchHydrologyResearch.WaterPollutionSoil pollutionResearch.Hazardous substancesEnvironmental aspectsResearch.363.73National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources ResearchMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777417603321Hazardous materials in the hydrologic environment3675194UNINA