David L. Russell

Remediation Manual for Contaminated Sites (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Based on the author's more than 40 years of experience working on environmental projects, Remediation Manual for Contaminated Sites provides a practical guide to environmental remediation and cleanups. It presents a broad overview of the environmental remediation process, distilled into what one needs to know to evaluate a specific challenge or solve a remediation problem. The text offers guidance on tasks that range from managing consultants and contractors to gathering data, selecting a suitable remediation technology, and calculating remediation costs. This new edition is updated throughout, includes five new chapters, and provides a more global coverage.

• This book includes remediation strategies for a variety of contaminants and examines a wide range of technologies for the remediation of water and soil, including excavation, wells, drainage, soil venting, vapor stripping, incineration, bioremediation, containment, solidification, vitrification, and phytoremediation.
• Written as a down-to-earth reference for professionals faced with the challenges of remediating a contaminated site, this book is also useful as a primer for students and those new to the field. It includes numerous figures, photographs, tables, and helpful checklists
• This new edition adds five all-new chapters. It presents a more global approach and practical examples from around the world

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040014837
• Artikelnr.: 72282022

Autorenporträt

David L. Russell is a professional engineer, writer, lecturer, and environmental professional. He has written three technical books on environmental topics, and countless articles and editorials. He has lectured and worked in such diverse places as Ukraine, Ghana, Ecuador, Romania, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland, and the United Arab Emirates. His company, Global Environmental Operations, Inc., has performed a variety of interesting and challenging projects, including researching solutions to radium removal in coal mine waters, setting up treatment facilities for large remediation projects, and performing risk assessments. He lives and works in Lilburn, Georgia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Invasive Survey and Characterization Techniques. The
Investigation. Soil Properties. Excavation. Data Requirements and QA/QC.
Barriers and Control Sections. Groundwater Cleanup. Biological Treatment.
Surfactants and Micelles. Phytoremediation. Thermal Processing. Data
Handling and Presentation. Restoring Soil Vitality with Biochar and
Compost. Ecosystem Restoration. Safety in Operations. Index.