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Handbook of groundwater remediation using permeable reactive barriers : applications to radionuclides, trace metals, and nutrients /

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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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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Naftz, David L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Groundwater > Purification.
Membranes (Technology)
Radioactive pollution of water.
Metals > Environmental aspects.
Trace elements in water > Environmental aspects.
Nutrient pollution of water.
Eau souterraine > Épuration.
Membranes (Technologie)
Pollution radioactive des eaux.
Oligoéléments dans l'eau > Aspect de l'environnement.
Eau > Pollution par les nutriments.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.
Groundwater > Purification
Metals > Environmental aspects
Nutrient pollution of water
Radioactive pollution of water
Trace elements in water > Environmental aspects
Grondwater.
Zuiveringstechnieken.
Waterzuivering.
Permeabiliteit.
Radionucliden.
Spoorelementen.
Voedingsstoffen.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Handbook of Groundwater Remediation Using Permeable Reactive Barriers: Applications to Radionuclides, Trace Metals, and Nutrients; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction To Groundwater Remediation of Metals, Radionuclides, and Nutrients with Permeable Reactive Barriers; Introduction; History of PRBs for Metals, Radionuclides, and Nutrients; Contaminant Uptake Mechanisms; Longevity; Designs; Goals of this Book; References.