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Introduction | |
The Waste Problem | p. 1 |
Waste Disposal Alternatives | p. 3 |
The Role of the Geologist | p. 6 |
Regulatory Framework | |
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | p. 16 |
Clean Water Act (CWA) | p. 16 |
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) | p. 20 |
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) | p. 23 |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) | p. 27 |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) | p. 33 |
Geologic Principles | |
Porosity, Permeability, and Diagenesis | p. 56 |
Sedimentary Sequences and Facies Architecture | p. 59 |
Structural Style and Framework | p. 87 |
Seismicity | p. 95 |
Hydrogeologic Principles | |
The Flux Equation | p. 102 |
Saturated Systems | p. 105 |
Unsaturated Systems | p. 129 |
Groundwater Chemistry | p. 138 |
Techniques for Subsurface Characterization | |
Subsurface Exploration | p. 146 |
Cone Penetration Testing | p. 163 |
Classification of Subsurface Materials | p. 164 |
Soil Vapor Monitoring | p. 174 |
Boring Logs and Well Construction Details | p. 175 |
Soil Vapor Monitoring | p. 179 |
Geophysical Applications | |
Surface Geophysical Techniques | p. 190 |
Downhole Geophysical Techniques | p. 199 |
Waste Characterization | |
Waste Characterization | p. 227 |
Soil as a Hazardous Waste | p. 229 |
Groundwater as a Hazardous Waste | p. 235 |
Crude Oil | p. 240 |
Debris Rule | p. 240 |
Declassification | p. 241 |
Subsurface Processes | |
Physical Processes | p. 252 |
Biological Processes | p. 256 |
Chemical Processes | p. 268 |
Nonaqueous Phase Liquids | |
Properties of NAPLs | p. 296 |
Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquids | p. 300 |
Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids | p. 313 |
Source Identification | p. 320 |
Landfill Disposal | |
Landfill Design | p. 331 |
Siting Criteria | p. 336 |
Vadose Detection Monitoring | p. 337 |
Groundwater Detection Monitoring | p. 339 |
Case Histories | p. 348 |
Underground Injection | |
Classes of Injection Wells | p. 379 |
Siting Criteria | p. 386 |
Hydrogeologic Considerations | p. 389 |
Design Criteria | p. 396 |
Reporting and Monitoring | p. 397 |
Geochemical Fate of Injected Hazardous Waste | p. 402 |
Underground Geologic Repositories | |
Siting Criteria | p. 410 |
Host Rock Types | p. 411 |
Design Considerations | p. 430 |
Ocean Disposal | |
Types of Ocean Waste | p. 445 |
The Ocean Environment | p. 452 |
Ocean Processes | p. 464 |
Geologic Considerations | p. 468 |
App. A Conversions for International System (SI Metric) and United States Units | p. 477 |
App. B Glossary of Regulatory Terms of Geologic Significance | p. 489 |
App. C Analysis Reference Chart | p. 517 |
Index | p. 525 |
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