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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Main Authors: Alvarez, Pedro J. J
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Group Author: Illman, Walter A. Walter Arthur
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Environmental science and technology
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/047173862X
Summary: 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.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x, 609 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 047173862X
9780471738626
0471738611
9780471738619
1280286873
9781280286872
Index Number: TD426
CLC: X523
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.