Handbook of groundwater remediation using permeable reactive barriers : applications to radionuclides, trace metals, and nutrients /
Over the last century and a half, groundwaters have become contaminated by a growing number of organic and inorganic substances ranging from petroleum-derived hydrocarbons to radioactive compounds, to cancer-causing hexavalent chromium. The importance of uncontaminated groundwater for agriculture, h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego, Calif. :
Academic Press,
©2002.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Over the last century and a half, groundwaters have become contaminated by a growing number of organic and inorganic substances ranging from petroleum-derived hydrocarbons to radioactive compounds, to cancer-causing hexavalent chromium. The importance of uncontaminated groundwater for agriculture, human consumption, and the environmental health of ecosystems is paramount to the health and productivity of industrial society. Water scientists and managers are focused on developing cost-effective methods to reverse this trend. Several methodologies have been developed, however few are as cost-eff. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 539 pages) : illustrations (1 color), maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080533056 0080533051 |