Contamination of Groundwaters: Advances in Environmental Science

ISBN-13: 9780367449520 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 538 str.

Adriano

Opis

This book discusses methodology and modeling dealing with both inorganic and organic contaminants. It presents case studies—there are scenarios for contamination with both inorganic and organic chemicals including agriculturally-related constituents, such as the nitrates.

Spis treści

Section 1: Methodology and Modeling 1. Hydrogeochemical Modeling to Predict Subsurface Transport 2. Transport of Reactive Solute in Soil and Groundwater 3. Modeling of Diffuse-Source Nitrate Transport Beneath Grazed Leguminous Pastures 4. Modeling Point Sources of Groundwater Contamination: A Review and Case Study 5. Representative Sampling of Groundwater from Boreholes 6. Modeling N and P Loads on Surface and Groundwater due to Land Use 7. Interactive Modeling of Groundwater Contamination: Visualization and Intelligent User Interfaces 8. Modeling Contaminant Transport and Biodegradation in Groundwater 9. In situ Detection of Contaminant Plumes in Groundwater by Remote Spectroscopy Section 2: Case Studies 10. Nitrates in Groundwater in the Southeastern USA 11. Residual Soil Nitrate after Application of Nitrogen Fertilizer to Crops 12. Effect of Crops and Fertilization of Crops and Fertilization Regimes on the Leaching of Solutes in an Irrigated Soil 13. Groundwater Pollution in Australian Regional Aquifers 14. Groundwater Contamination from Municipal Landfills in the USA 15. Aqueous Behavior of Elements in a Flue Gas Desulfurization Sludge Disposal Site 16. Subsurface Movement of Polychlorinated Biphenyls

O autorze

Domy C. Adriano, Alex K. Iskandar, Ishwar P. Murarka