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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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EPA Publications Bibliography
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309278139
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sites and other facilities that handle and dispose of hazardous waste, active and inactive dry cleaners, and leaking underground storage tanks; many are at federal facilities such as military installations. While many sites have been closed over the past 30 years through cleanup programs run by the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. EPA, and other state and federal agencies, the remaining caseload is much more difficult to address because the nature of the contamination and subsurface conditions make it difficult to achieve drinking water standards in the affected groundwater. Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites estimates that at least 126,000 sites across the U.S. still have contaminated groundwater, and their closure is expected to cost at least $110 billion to $127 billion. About 10 percent of these sites are considered "complex," meaning restoration is unlikely to be achieved in the next 50 to 100 years due to technological limitations. At sites where contaminant concentrations have plateaued at levels above cleanup goals despite active efforts, the report recommends evaluating whether the sites should transition to long-term management, where risks would be monitored and harmful exposures prevented, but at reduced costs.
General Hydrogeology
Author: E. V. PinnekerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521154833
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This 1983 volume is concerned with the features of and the laws governing the occurrence of water in the interior of the Earth. Special attention is paid to the origin of the water in the interior of the Earth, its movements and its changes of state.
Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering
Author: Robert A. CorbittPublisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1364
Book Description
Now revised and updated, the second edition of this book includes new topics including a look at pollution prevention, drinking water standards, volatile organic compounds, indoor air quality and emissions monitoring.
Scientific and Technical Assessment Report on Nitrosamines
Author: National Environmental Research Center (Research Triangle Park, N.C.)Publisher:
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Category : Nitroso compounds
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Contaminants in the Subsurface
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030909447X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
At hundreds of thousands of commercial, industrial, and military sites across the country, subsurface materials including groundwater are contaminated with chemical waste. The last decade has seen growing interest in using aggressive source remediation technologies to remove contaminants from the subsurface, but there is limited understanding of (1) the effectiveness of these technologies and (2) the overall effect of mass removal on groundwater quality. This report reviews the suite of technologies available for source remediation and their ability to reach a variety of cleanup goals, from meeting regulatory standards for groundwater to reducing costs. The report proposes elements of a protocol for accomplishing source remediation that should enable project managers to decide whether and how to pursue source remediation at their sites.
EPA-R5
Author: Low-level Radioactive Waste Research Program Plan
Author: Edward O'DonnellPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Geospatial Research: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information ResourcesPublisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466698462
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 2035
Book Description
Having the ability to measure and explore the geographic space that surrounds us provides endless opportunities for us to utilize and interact with the world. As a broad field of study, geospatial research has applications in a variety of fields including military science, environmental science, civil engineering, and space exploration. Geospatial Research: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a multi-volume publication highlighting critical topics related to geospatial analysis, geographic information systems, and geospatial technologies. Exploring multidisciplinary applications of geographic information systems and technologies in addition to the latest trends and developments in the field, this publication is ideal for academic and government library inclusion, as well as for reference by data scientists, engineers, government agencies, researchers, and graduate-level students in GIS programs.
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