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Summary
Summary
This comprehensive reference describes investigations of the fate of toxic chemicals emanating from hazardous waste sites and contaminating groundwater, discussing the hydrogeochemistry at US, Canadian, Australian, and German sites to reflect the different approaches used around the world.;Written by over 30 international experts in the field, Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites: presents case histories spanning 30 years of activities by the United States Geological Survey's Organics in Water project, including studies of pesticide, munition, and wood preservative residues contaminating groundwater; outlines the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SW-846 methods of analysis for groundwater samples taken at hazardous waste sites; details the analytical requirements for qualitative surveys, regulatory compliance, and research programs; examines the use of statistics at site investigations and waste disposal facilities as well as data interpretation techniques such as multivariate plots; covers the application of a portable gas chromatograph in studying a vapor-phase plume of trichloroethylene, giving tips about problems that may lead to variability in the data; and explores dense nonaqueous-phase liquid dissolution using Raoult's law, biotransformation of the dissolved constituents, and their sorption to aquifer materials.;Extensively illustrated with more than 250 figures, tables, and display equations, Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites is a practical tool for pollution control and environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, analytical chemists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
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Lesage\, Suzanne
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A discussion of the monitoring, analysis, and interpretation of groundwater contaminants from waste facilities. Topics include site investigation procedures, monitoring protocols, contaminant chemistry, fate and mobility of contaminants, and statistical interpretation. Hydrogeologic concepts and siting criteria are not specifically addressed, although several case studies are given. A significant feature is its detailed, practical account of how to optimize monitoring strategy by avoiding redundant or inconsequential procedures. This book is a compendium of work by an international group of 32 authors, with each chapter conceived as part of the whole. The result is well integrated, highly readable, and presented at a uniform technical level. Illustrations are clear and well integrated with the text. Highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in water quality and related fields. A. N. Palmer; SUNY College at Oneonta
Table of Contents
| Part 1 Analytical methodologies: practical organic analytical chemistry for hazardous waste site investigationsSuzanne Lesage and Richard E. Jackson |
| nonpriority pollutant analysis and interpretationKathleen C. Swallow |
| establishing an analytical protocol for the measurement of EPA's appendix IX list of compoundsJerry Parr et al |
| hierarchical analytical approach to evaluating the transport and bio-geochemical fate of organic compounds in sewage-contaminated groundwater |
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