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BASIC CONCEPTS OF CONTAMINANT SORPTION
Citation:
U.S. EPA. BASIC CONCEPTS OF CONTAMINANT SORPTION. EPA/540/S-92/016 (NTIS PB93146835), 1993.
Impact/Purpose:
publish information
Description:
The Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory (RSKERL) has developed a number of ISSUE PAPERS and BRIEFING DOCUMENTS which are designed to exchange up-to-date information related to the remediation of contaminated soil and ground water at hazardous waste sites. n an attempt to make the content of these documents available to a wider audience, RSKERL is developing a series of SUMMARY PAPERS which are condensed versions of the original documents. nderstanding the processes which dictate transport and fate characteristics of contaminants in soil and ground water is of paramount importance in designing and implementing remediation systems at hazardous waste sites. orption is often the most significant of these processes. his summary paper addresses the basic concepts of sorption in soil and ground water with an emphasis on organic contaminants having the characteristics of those often found at existing hazardous waste sites.