Physicochemical Groundwater Remediation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Dynamic Optimal Design of Groundwater Remediation Using Genetic Algorithms

   • Amy Chan Hilton, Aysegul Aksoy, Teresa B. Culver

   Pages 1-21

3. Optimal Plume Capture Design in Unconfined Aquifers

   • Ann E. Mulligan, David P. Ahlfeld

   Pages 23-44

4. Palladium Catalysis for the Treatment of Contaminated Waters: A Review

   • Naoko Munakata, Martin Reinhard

   Pages 45-71

5. Electrochemical and Biogeochemical Interactions under dc Electric Fields

   • Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Krishnanand Maillacheruvu

   Pages 73-90

6. Transport of Trichloroethylene (TCE) in Natural Soil by Electroosmosis

   • Souhail R. Al-Abed, Jiann-Long Chen

   Pages 91-114

7. Sorbing Vertical Barriers

   • Alan J. Rabideau, John Van Benschoten, Ashutosh Khandelwal, Craig R. Repp

   Pages 115-138

8. Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Solvents on Zerovalent Iron Surfaces

   • Baolin Deng, Shaodong Hu

   Pages 139-159

9. Pilot Test of a Surfactant-modified Zeolite Permeable Barrier for Groundwater Remediation

   • Robert S. Bowman, Zhaohui Li, Stephen J. Roy, Todd Burt, Timothy L. Johnson, Richard L. Johnson

   Pages 161-185

10. Effects of Surfactant Sorption on the Equilibrium Distribution of Organic Pollutants in Contaminated Subsurface Environments

    • Seok-Oh Ko, Mark A. Schlautman, Elizabeth R. Carraway

    Pages 187-216

11. Surfactant-enhanced Desorption of Organic Pollutants from Natural Soil

    • James J. Deitsch, Elizabeth J. Rockaway

    Pages 217-243

12. Surfactant-enhanced Removal of Hydrophobic Oils from Source Zones

    • Bin Wu, Hefa Cheng, Jeffrey D. Childs, David A. Sabatini

    Pages 245-269

13. In Situ Density Modification of Entrapped Dense Nonaqueous-phase Liquids (DNAPLs) Using Surfactant/Alcohol Solutions

    • Tohren C. G. Kibbey, C. Andrew Ramsburg, Kurt D. Pennell, Kim F. Hayes

    Pages 271-283

14. Effects of Cosolvent Addition on Surfactant Enhanced Recovery of Tetrachloroethene (PCE) from a Heterogeneous Porous Medium

    • Tammy P. Taylor, Kurt D. Pennell

    Pages 285-306

15. Unsaturated-zone Airflow: Implications for Natural Remediation of Groundwater by Contaminant Transport through the Subsurface

    • Fred D. Tillman Jr., Jee-Won Choi, Whitney Katchmark, James A. Smith, Houston G. Wood III

    Pages 307-339

16. High-vacuum Soil Vapor Extraction in a Silty-clay Vadose Zone

    • Richard E. Meixner, Richard Heibel, James E. Sadler

    Pages 341-360

17. Back Matter

    Pages 361-366

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As we transition into the 21^st century, it is apparent that this is an exciting time for environmental engineers and scientists studying remediation technologies. There has been a rapid development of new ways to clean-up polluted groundwater. Research activities of the past and next 10 years will have a dramatic impact on the quality of the subsurface environment for the next century. In 20, or even 10 years from now, our approach to subsurface remediation will probably be vastly different than it is today. Many of the emerging technologies presented in this book will form the basis of standard remediation practices of the future.
Physicochemical Groundwater Remediation presents detailed information on multiple emerging technologies for the remediation of the contaminated subsurface environment. All of these technologies apply our knowledge of physical and chemical processes to clean up ground water and the unsaturated zone, and many (if not all) of these emerging technologies will help define standard practices in the future. These technologies include in situ sorptive and reactive treatment walls, surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation, optimization analyses for remediation system design, chemical, electrochemical, and biochemical remediation processes, and monitored natural attenuation. You will learn how palladium catalyzes the dehalogenation of chlorinated solvents. You will find out how barometric pumping can naturally remove significant quantities of volatile organic pollutants from shallow ground water and the unsaturated zone. You can learn about mobilizing non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) without risking significant downward migration of the NAPL. You can find out how processes such as electroosmosis and electromigration can be exploited for groundwater remediation purposes and how zero-valent iron and zeolite treatment walls can be used in situ to treat and control contaminant plume migration. Contributors to this book are experts in groundwater remediation processes, and they represent industry, consulting, academia, and government.
If your work involves the clean up of contaminated soil and groundwater, this book is an essential reference to keep you up to date on the most promising new developments in remediation research.

• Groundwater
• contaminant
• environment
• industry
• remediation
• transport
• terrestrial pollution
• air pollution and air quality
• hydrogeology

• Department of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

  James A. Smith, Susan E. Burns

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