Remediation of soils and aquifers [[electronic resource] /] / Luis G. Torres and Erick R. Bandala, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.5/5
• Soggetto topico: Soil remediation; Soil pollution; Water - Pollution; Water - Purification; Aquifer storage recovery; Wellhead protection
• Altri autori: Geng TLuis BandalaErick R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- REMEDIATION OF SOILS AND AQUIFERS -- REMEDIATION OF SOILS AND AQUIFERS -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Chapter 1 NATURAL ATTENUATION AND PHYTOREMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON IMPACTED SOIL IN TROPICAL WETLAND ENVIRONMENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPARISON BETWEEN INTENSIVE AND MODERATE TECHNOLOGIES -- NATURAL PROCESSES INVOLVED IN MITIGATION AND RESTORATION IN MARSHY ENVIRONMENTS -- Adsorption/Absorption -- Transpiration -- Rhizosphere Biodegradation and Mineralization -- Decomposition due to Root Enzymes -- Biological Stabilisation (Humification) -- Natural Biological Confinement -- PHYTOREMEDIATION IN MARSHY AREAS -- Oil Spill-Caused Impacts to Mangroves -- Tolerance of Neotropical Plant Species to Hydrocarbon Contamination -- Phytoremediation -- Biological Confinement in Marshy Areas -- PROSPECTIVES -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 2 SOIL WASHING WASTEWATER TREATMENT USING ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES -- ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES (AOPS) -- HYDROCARBON CONTAINING SESW WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY AOPS -- PESTICIDE CONTAINING SESW WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY AOPS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 ADVANCES ON PHYTOEXTRACTION -- INTRODUCTION -- SOIL RESTORATION TECHNIQUES -- Phytoextraction -- A PHYTOEXTRACTION CASE STUDY: MIXTURE OF GRASS UTILIZED TO RESTORE AN INDUSTRIAL-URBAN SOIL -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Heavy Metals -- Vegetation Growth -- Phytoextraction Process Evaluation -- CONCLUSIONS -- CASE STUDIES ON PHYTOEXTRACTION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 USE OF GIS AS A TOOL TO DEFINE SOME HYDROGEOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SANTA ALEJANDRINA WETLAND IN VERACRUZ, MEXICO -- INTRODUCTION -- GIS (THEORETICAL FRAME) -- GENERAL FEATURES OF THE SITE -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- Compilation of Information -- Field Work. ; Digital Modeling of the Terrain -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 NATURAL ATTENUATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DEFINITION OF NATURAL ATTENUATION -- NATURAL ATTENUATION PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS -- 3. PROCESSES PARTICIPATING IN NATURAL ATTENUATION OF COMPOUNDS -- 3.1. Biodegradation -- 3.2. Biotransformation -- 3.3. Sorption -- 3.4. Chemical Transformation -- 3.5. Volatilization -- 3.6. Photooxidation -- 4. PROCESSES AND MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN NATURAL ATTENUATION -- 4.1. Mobility and Solutes Partition -- 4.2. Mobility and Metals Partition -- 5. MONITORING AND SAMPLING FOR NATURAL ATTENUATION I -- 5.1. Biological Indicators -- 5.2. Risk Assessment -- 6. STUDY CASES AND APPLICATION OF NATURAL ATTENUATION -- 6.1. Case Study of Natural Attenuation in Mexico -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENTS IN MEXICO -- 1.1. Regulatory policies -- 1.2. Environmental Risk Assessment Concepts -- 1.3. Case Study -- 1.3.1. Problem Formulation and Methodology -- 1.3.2. Analysis -- 1.3.3. Results (Risk Characterization) and Discussion -- 1.4. Other Mexican Experiences -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 INMOBILIZATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL AND REUSE AS IMPERMEABLE LAYERS FOR GROUNDWATER PROTECTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- a) Optimal moisture content -- b) Permeability -- c) Lixiviation Tests -- d) Column Functioning -- e) Cadmium Immobilization Experiments -- f) Application of the Technology -- RESULTS Y DISCUSSION -- Cadmium Immobilization Studies -- INFILTRATION BEFORE REMEDIATION -- INFILTRATION AFTER TREATMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 HYDROGEOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR MONITORING PROGRAMS DESIGN IN CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION. ; 2. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A GROUNDWATER MONITORING PROGRAM -- 3. HYDROGEOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR MONITORING PROGRAMS DESIGN -- 3.1. Conceptual Frame -- 3.1.1. Geology -- Superficial Geology and Litho-stratigraphy -- Subsurface Geology -- 3.1.2. Indirect Survey Methods -- 3.1.3. Hydrogeology -- (1) Local Hydrogeological Features -- (2) Local Potentiometric Surface -- (3) Hydraulic and Transport Parameters -- (4) Geochemical and Biological Properties -- 3.2. Distribution of the Monitoring Network and Sampling Frequency -- 3.2.1. Sampling Frequency -- 3.2.2. Spatial Distribution of the Sampling Network -- SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION APPLYING ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS -- 3.3. Sampling Type Selection -- 3.4. Automatized Aquifer Monitoring -- 3.5. Long Term Monitoring Programs Optimization -- 3.5.1. Overview -- 3.5.2. Considerations in Qualitative Evaluation -- 3.5.3. Considerations in Quantitative Evaluation (Temporal and Spatial Analysis) -- 3.5.4. Long Term Monitoring Program Optimization Tools -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF BIOPILES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- Water -- Ph -- Temperature -- Oxygen -- Aerobic Respiration -- Nutrients -- ADVANTAGES -- LIMITATIONS -- TECHNICAL BASES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BIOPILE (FAHNESTOCK ET AL., 1998) -- Preparation of the Site -- Preparation of the Base -- Collection of Leachates -- Aeration -- Water Addition -- Addition of Nutrients -- 2. PRACTICAL CASE -- 3. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- AERATION SYSTEM -- RESULTS -- Hydrocarbon removal -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 SURFACTANT FACILITATED REMEDIATION OF DNAPL IMPACTED SUB-SURFACE ENVIRONMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- DNAPL Behaviour in Sub-Surface Environments -- DNAPLs are Multi-Component Liquid Mixtures -- Remediation of DNAPL Contaminated Sub-Surface Systems -- POOLED DNAPL REMOVAL. ; REMOVAL OF RESIDUALLY TRAPPED DNAPL -- DNAPL REMOVAL AND WETTING PROPERTY CHANGES -- REMEDIATION BASED UPON SURFACTANT SOLUBILISATION -- SURFACTANT RECYCLING AND RE-USE -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 ACTIVE FAULTS AND AQUIFER VULNERABILITY: A CASE STUDY FROM CELAYA, MEXICO -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Study Area -- Geology -- Methodology -- a) Sintacs Method -- Depth to Groundwater (S) -- Net Recharge (I) -- Autodepuration Effect of the Non-Saturated Zone (N) -- Soil type (T) -- Aquifer type (A) -- Hydraulic Conductivity (C) -- Topographic Gradient (S) -- b) AVI method -- C) Radon-222 -- d) Water Quality Index -- E) Contamination Index (CI) -- Results and Discussion -- a) SINTACS -- b) AVI -- c) Rn-222 -- Water Quality (WQI) and Water Pollution (CI) Indexes -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 CLOSURE OF TAILINGS DAMS AND REMEDIATION OF SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH MINING WASTES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING OF MINERALS -- 3. IMPACTS CAUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT -- 4. MINING WASTES AND SOILS CONTAMINATION -- 5. CLOSURE OF MINING WASTE DEPOSITS -- 6. ALTERNATIVES FOR SOILS REMEDIATION -- 7. CASE STUDY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13 SOIL WASHING FOR REMEDIATION OF SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS AND/OR METALS -- ABSTRACT -- ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM -- Some Issues Regarding Surfactants -- TESTS FOCUSED IN THE SELECTION OF PROPER SURFACTANTS AND DOSES -- Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Metals -- Scaling-Up of SESW Aspects -- Regarding to Costs -- Soil Washing has some Limitations -- Conclusions and Perspectives -- REFERENCES -- AUTHOR LIST -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Remediation of soils and aquifers
• ISBN: 1-61728-578-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825716403321
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