Bioremediation and natural attenuation : process fundamentals and mathematical models /

A groundbreaking text and professional resource on natural attenuation technologyNatural attenuation is rapidly becoming a widely used approach to manage groundwater and soil contamination by hazardous substances in petroleum-product releases and leachate from hazardous waste sites and landfills.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alvarez, Pedro J. J.
Other Authors: Illman, Walter A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2006.
Series:Environmental science and technology.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to bioremediation
  • Geochemical attenuation mechanisms
  • Biodegradation principles
  • Fundamentals of ground water flow and contaminant transport processes
  • Fate and transport equations and analytical models for natural attenuation
  • Numerical modeling of contaminant transport, transformation, and degradation processes
  • Field and laboratory techniques to determine site-specific parameters for modeling the fate and transport of groundwater pollutants
  • Bioremediation technologies
  • Performance assessment and demonstration of bioremediation and natural attenuation.