Natural attenuation for groundwater remediation / / Committee on Intrinsic Remediation, Water Science and Technology Board [and] Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources
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Natural attenuation for groundwater remediation / / Committee on Intrinsic Remediation, Water Science and Technology Board [and] Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 628.1/68 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hazardous wastes - Natural attenuation - Evaluation |
| In situ bioremediation - Evaluation | |
| Hazardous waste site remediation - Evaluation | |
| Groundwater - Purification | |
| 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 Committee�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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Natural attenuation for groundwater remediation |
| ISBN: | 0-309-13280-0 |
| 0-309-51645-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826248103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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