Handbook of Vadose Zone Characterization & Monitoring

ISBN-13: 9780367401931 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 752 str.

L. Gray Wilson; Lorne G. Everett; Stephen J. Cullen

Opis

The information you need to fully understand the principles, advantages, and limitations of available vadose zone monitoring techniques is in this new book. Compiled by experienced practitioners and written in a simple, straightforward style, this handbook covers basic principles of vadose zone hydrology and prevalent monitoring techniques. It also expands and consolidates ASTM documents, EPA manuals, and other texts. And with more than 300 illustrations and tables, and extensive reference lists at the end of each chapter, this guide will be a valuable addition to your collection.

Spis treści

Philosophical and Regulatory Considerations. Vadose Zone Hydrogeology in the United States. Basic Vadose Zone Hydrological Processes: Transport and Storage of Water and Solutes. Basic Contaminant Fate and Transport Processes in the Vadose Zone. Preliminary Monitoring-Related Activities. Modeling. Indirect Methods for Detecting Contaminant Movement. Direct Methods for Sampling Chemical and Microbial Pollutants in Unsaturated Regions of the Vadose Zone. Direct Methods for Sampling Chemical and Microbial Pollutants in Saturated Regions of the Vadose Zone. Emerging Technologies. Glossary of Acronyms. Chapter References. List of Contributors. Index.

O autorze

Wilson, L. Gray; Everett, Lorne G.; Cullen, Stephen J.