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RECORD NUMBER: 26 OF 50Main Title | Natural attenuation for groundwater remediation / | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher | National Academy Press, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 43884507 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 0585367906; 9780585367903; 0309069327; 9780309069328 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Hazardous wastes--Natural attenuation--Evaluation ; In situ bioremediation--Evaluation ; Hazardous waste site remediation--Evaluation ; Groundwater--Purification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collation | xiv, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | 1. Introduction: Using Natural Processes in Groundwater Restoration. Historical Role of Natural Cleanup Processes. Limitations of Engineered Remediation Systems. Increasing Reliance on Natural Attenuation. Increasing Variety of Contaminants Considered for Natural Attenuation. Increasing Number of Natural Attenuation Protocols. Increasing Public Concerns. Focus of This Report -- 2. Community Concerns about Natural Attenuation. Specific Community Concerns. Basis for Community Concerns. Principles of Community Involvement. Mechanisms for Involving the Community -- 3. Scientific Basis for Natural Attenuation. Contaminants and Hydrogeologic Settings. Removal of Contaminant Sources. Movement of Contaminants in the Subsurface. Transformation of Contaminants in the Subsurface. Transformation by Microorganisms. Transformation by Chemical Reactions. Integration of the Mechanisms That Affect Subsurface Contaminants. Case Studies of Natural Attenuation. |