Groundwater and Surface Water Pollution contains almost all the technical know-how required to clean up our water supply. It provides a survey of up-to-date technologies for remediation, as well as a step-by-step guide to pollution assessment for both ground and surface waters.
The book defines groundwater, aquifers and surface water and discusses the physical properties of soils, liquids, vadose zones and aquifers. It emphasizes controlling nonpoint source pollution, best management practices, and an integrated management approach.
The editors cover not only engineering but also legal, medical, agricultural, meteorological, biological and other fields of study. They reach beyond the simplistic hydrological cycles usually addressed to the complexities encountered by rapidly-changing land-use patterns.
In addition to focusing on causes, effects, and remedies, Groundwater and Surface Water Pollution stresses reuse, recycling, and recovery of resources. Nature does not cause pollution. Through total recycling, we can, like nature, make resources out of wastes.
• Includes thorough examples of management cases and the variables concerned
• Presents numerous flow equations for convenient field analysis
• Illustrates specific design considerations
• Addresses soil treatment, pump-and-treat and in situ treatment technologies
• Covers the principles of groundwater contamination
Preface
Contributors
Groundwater and Surface Water Pollution
Chapter 1 : Principles of Groundwater Flow
Chapter 2 : Hydraulics of Wells
Chapter 3 : Principles of Groundwater Contamination
Chapter 4 : Groundwater Investigation and Monitoring
Chapter 5 : Groundwater Cleanup and Remediation
Storm Water Pollutant Management
Chapter 6 : Storm Water Pollutant Management
Index
