Physicochemical Groundwater Remediation

by Smith, James A.; Burns, Susan E.

• ISBN13: 9780306465697
• ISBN10: 0306465698
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

As we transition into the 21st 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.

Table of Contents

Dynamic Optimal Design of Groundwater Remediation using Genetic Algorithms	1	(22)
Amy Chan Hilton
Aysegul Aksoy
Teresa B. Culver
Optimal Plume Capture Design in Unconfined Aquifers	23	(22)
Ann E. Mulligan
David P. Ahlfeld
Palladium Catalysis for the Treatment of Contaminated Waters: A Review	45	(28)
Naoko Munakata
Martin Reinhard
Electrochemical and Biogeochemical Interactions under DC Electric Fields	73	(18)
Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Krishnanand Maillacheruvu
Transport of Trichloroethylene (TCE) in Natural Soil by Electroosmosis	91	(24)
Souhail R. Al-Abed
Jiann-Long Chen
Sorbing Vertical Barriers	115	(24)
Alan J. Rabideau
John Van Benschoten
Ashutosh Khandelwal
Craig R. Repp
Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Solvents on Zerovalent Iron Surfaces	139	(22)
Baolin Deng
Shaodong Hu
Pilot Test of a Surfactant-Modified Zeolite Permeable Barrier for Groundwater Remediation	161	(26)
Robert S. Bowman
Zhaohui Li
Stephen J. Roy
Todd Burt
Timothy L. Johnson
Richard L. Johnson
Effects of Surfactant Sorption on the Equilibrium Distribution of Organic Pollutants in Contaminated Subsurface Environments	187	(30)
Seok-Oh Ko
Mark A. Schlautman
Elizabeth R. Carraway
Surfactant-Enhanced Desorption of Organic Pollutants from Natural Soil	217	(28)
James J. Deitsch
Elizabeth J. Rockaway
Surfactant-Enhanced Removal of Hydrophobic Oils from Source Zones	245	(26)
Bin Wu
Hefa Cheng
Jeffrey D. Childs
David A. Sabatini
In Situ Density Modification of Entrapped Dense Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids (DNAPLs) using Surfactant/Alcohol Solutions	271	(14)
Tohren C. G. Kibbey
C. Andrew Ramsburg
Kurt D. Pennell
Kim F. Hayes
Effects of Cosolvent Addition on Surfactant Enhanced Recovery of Tetrachloroethene (PCE) from a Heterogeneous Porous Medium	285	(22)
Tammy P. Taylor
Kurt D. Pennell
Unsaturated-Zone Airflow: Implications for Natural Remediation of Ground Water by Contaminant Transport through the Subsurface	307	(34)
Fred D. Tillman Jr.
Jee-Won Choi
Whitney Katchmark
James A. Smith
Houston G. Wood III
High-Vacuum Soil Vapor Extraction in a Silty-Clay Vadose Zone	341	(20)
Richard E. Meixner
Richard Heibel
James E. Sadler
Contributors	361	(4)
Index	365