Groundwater and Surface Water Pollution

ISBN-13: 9781566705110 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 160 str.

David Liu; Bela G. Liptak; Paul A. Bouis

Opis

Goundwater and Surface Water Pollution contains almost all the technic al know-how required to clean up our water supply. It provides a surve y of up-to-date technologies for remediation, as well as a step-by-ste p guide to pollution assessment for both ground and surface waters. T he book defines groundwater, aquifers and surface water and discusses the physical properties of soils, liquids, vadose zones and aquifers. It emphasizes controlling nonpoint source pollution, best management p ractices, and an integrated management approach.

Spis treści

Principles of Groundwater Flow
Groundwater and Aquifers
Fundamental Equations of Groundwater Flow
Confined Aquifers
Unconfined Aquifers
Combined Confined and Unconfined Flow
Hydraulics of Wells
Two-Dimensional Problems
Nonsteady (Transient) Flow
Determining Aquifer Characteristics
Design Considerations
Interface Flow
Principles of Groundwater Contamination
Causes and Sources of Contamination
Fate of Contaminants in Groundwater
Transport of Contaminants in Groundwater
Groundwater Investigation and Monitoring
Initial Site Assessment
Subsurface Site Investigation
Groundwater Cleanup and Remediation
Soil Treatment Technologies
Pump-and-Treat Technologies
In Situ Treatment Technologies
Storm Water Pollutant Management
Integrated Storm Water Program
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Best Management Practices
Field Monitoring Programs
Discharge Treatment

O autorze

David H. F. Liu, Béla G. Lipták