Environmental Investigation and Remediation: 1,4-Dioxane and Other Solvent Stabilizers

ISBN-13: 9781138393967 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 529 str.

Thomas K. G. Mohr; William H. Diguiseppi; James W. Hatton

Opis

Filled with updated information, case studies, equations, tables, figures, and citations, this new edition supplies a wide range of information on 1,4-dioxane. It provides passive and active remediation strategies and treatment technologies for 1,4-dioxane in groundwater and provides the technical resources to help readers choose the best methods.

Spis treści

Chlorinated Solvents and Solvent Stabilizers. 1,4-Dioxane Chemistry, Uses, and Occurrence. Environmental Fate and Transport of Solvent-Stabilizer Compounds. Sampling and Laboratory Analysis for Solvent Stabilizers. Review of the Human Health Toxicology and Ecotoxicology of 1,4-Dioxane. Regulation of 1,4-Dioxane Risk Assessment. Treatment Technologies. Case Studies of 1,4-Dioxane Releases, Treatment, and Drinking Water Contamination. Forensic Applications for 1,4-Dioxane and Solvent Stabilizers. Appendix 1: Synopses of Selected Patents from the Art of Solvent Stabilization. Appendix 2: Fate and Transport Properties of Solvent-Stabilizer Compounds. Appendix 3: Compilation of Instrumental Parameters in Literature Studies of 1,4-Dioxane Analyses of Various Media.

O autorze

Thomas K.G. Mohr is a Litigation Support Consultant/Expert witness for Mohr HydroGeoScience, LLC. Prior, he worked as Senior Hydrogeologist with the Santa Clarita Valley Water District. He also served as the President of the Groundwater Resources Association of California. He has chaired six major symposia for GRA on perchlorate, dry cleaners, and 1,4 dioxane, and has been an invited speaker or session chair at symposia hosted by the International Society of Environmenal Forensics, the National Groundwater Association, Battelle International, the California State Water Resounces Control Board, and USEPA.