Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Understanding Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport

Foundations of Geoenvironmental Engineering provides extensive coverage of the Soil-Water-Pollutant interaction allowing readers to comprehend the physico-chemical processes that occur when soil is exposed to several types of contaminants. Soil characteristics of relevancy to remedial techniques are also widely explored providing foundations for the correct process selection. Built upon the author's extensive experience in research and practice, the book updates and extends the contents of the Geornvironmental Engineering book to include current processes and pollutants. The book first discusses the stages of economic development and their connections to the sustainability of an environment. Chapter two discusses wastes and its management, and then the soil system is covered, followed by soil-water and soil-pollutant interactions in chapters 3 - 8. Special attention is given to the role of Groundwater. On chapter eight the subsurface transport of pollutants is discussed. As an important update, chapter nine covers Nano, Micro and Biologic pollutants. The following chapters cover relevant soil characteristics that impact pollution diffusion and the potential remediation processes like Mechanical, Electric, Magnetic, Hydraulic and dielectric permittivity of soils. Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering provides researchers with concepts for understanding the propagation of soil pollution and soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques. Practicing Geotechnical and Environmental Engineers can apply the theory and cases of the book directly to their current projects. Presents a clear understanding of the propagation of pollutant in soilsIdentifies the Physico-chemical processes in soilsCovers emerging pollutants (Nano, Micro and Biologic contaminants)In depth coverage of Hydraulic, Electrical, Magnetic and Dielectric Permittivity characteristics of soils and their impact on remedial technologies INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Sustainable Development 3. Sources, Characteristics, and Management of Wastes 4. Soil System 5. Soil-Water Interaction 6. Soil-Pollutant Interaction 7. Fate and Effects of Pollutants 8. Subsurface Pollutant Transport 9. Emerging Pollutants (Nano, Micro and Biologic Pollutants) 10. Hydraulic Properties of Soils 11. Electrical Properties of Soils 12. Magnetic Properties of Soils 13. Dielectric Permittivity of Soils

• ISBN: 978-0-12-804830-6
• Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 696
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés