Remediation of Soils and Aquifers.

Remediation of Soils and Aquifers.

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Author / Creator: Torres, Luis G.
Other Authors / Creators:Bandala, Erick R.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2009.
Subjects:
Soil remediation.
Soil pollution.
Water > Pollution.
Water > Purification.
Aquifer storage recovery.
Wellhead protection.
Electronic books.
Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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