Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Understanding Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport

ISBN-13: 9780128048306 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 708 str.

Abdel-Mohsen Onsy Mohamed; Evan Paleologos; Devendra Narain Singh

Opis

Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Understanding Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport examines soil-water-pollutant interaction, including physico-chemical processes that occur when soil is exposed to various contaminants. Soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques are explored, providing foundations for the correct process selection. Built upon the author's extensive experience in research and practice, the book updates and expands the content to include current processes and pollutants. The book discusses propagation of soil pollution and soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques. Practicing geotechnical and environmental engineers can apply the theory and case studies in the book directly to current projects. The book first discusses the stages of economic development and their connections to the sustainability of an environment. Subsequent chapters cover waste and its management, soil systems, soil-water and soil-pollutant interactions, subsurface transport of pollutants, role of groundwater, nano-, micro- and biologic pollutants, soil characteristics that impact pollution diffusion, and potential remediation processes like mechanical, electric, magnetic, hydraulic and dielectric permittivity of soils.

• Presents a clear understanding of the propagation of pollutants in soils
• Identifies the physico-chemical processes in soils
• Covers emerging pollutants (nano-, micro- and biologic contaminants)
• Features in-depth coverage of hydraulic, electrical, magnetic and dielectric permittivity characteristics of soils and their impact on remedial technologies

Recenzje

"The narrative of this timely comprehensive text uses simple language and illustrations to expand the scientific knowledge and understanding of geoenvironmental engineering for the reader. New tools are provided to handle the accelerated release of new geoenvironmental data as it becomes available to the scientific community.

The intended wide ranging audience of this ambitious book includes experienced professionals, embracing practicing geotechnical and environmental engineers, graduate students and scientists from outside the geoenvironmental field. It confronts the multiple complex processes associated with today's environmental problems. The text traces the current theories of geoenvironmental engineering, supporting them with extensive references to the contemporary literature. The text lists case studies and the tools involved which will aid the mature scientist and novitiate to navigate the rapidly developing field. The authors' major goals are for the readers to remove the traditional boundaries between the related science and engineering disciplines. This book will expand the knowledge base and the professional practice of scientists and engineers working in the environmental field. This book is a great addition to our understanding of geoenvironmental engineering." --Dr. Christopher Kendall, University of South Carolina

"This monograph provides a comprehensive and thoughtful overview of environmental processes involved in the interactions between water and soil, and their contamination. It is a valuable resource for both professionals and graduate students working in the geotechnical, hydrologic, geochemical, modeling, and environmental fields. The scope and depth of this book are remarkable, with each chapter pointing to future research directions." --Dr. Daniel Tartakovsky, Stanford University

Spis treści

1. Geoenvironmental Engineering in a Global Environment 2. Sources and Characteristics of Waste 3. Management of Wastes: An International Prospective 4. The Soil System 5. Groundwater 6. Soil-Water Interaction 7. Soil and Contaminant Interaction 8. Fate and Effects of Pollutants on the Land Environment 9. Subsurface Contaminant Transport 10. Emerging Pollutants: Fate, Pathways, and Bioavailability 11. Stability and Safety of Engineered Barrier Systems for Waste Containment 12. Radioactive Waste Disposal: Hosting Environment, Engineered Barriers, and Challenges 13. Hydraulic Properties of Soils 14. Electrocal Properties of Soils 15. Magnetic Properties of Soils 16. Dielectric Permittivity and Moisture Content 17. Advances in the Determination of Soil Moisture Content