Contaminant Transport

Pesticides in Ground Water: Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors


by Jack E. Barbash and Elizabeth A. Resek
Ann Arbor Press

This major work addresses the consequences for ground water of Americans applying some 1 billion pounds of pesticides annually. This book collects results from numerous laboratory studies, well sampling surveys, and field experiments on pesticides in ground water. The authors are with the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. EPA, respectively, and have compiled this comprehensive text by incorporating data derived from the National Water Quality Assessment Program, the Pesticides in Ground Water Database, the National Pesticide Study, National Alachlor Well Water Survey, and numerous state and local sources. The fate and transport, transformation products, and distribution of pesticides in ground water and soils in agricultural and non-agricultural areas are presented.

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1996/ Catalog #T848/ 588 pages. Member $59; Nonmember $73.75

Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling - Theory and Practice

by Chunmiao Zheng and Gordon Bennett Van Nostrand Reinhold

This book is the first complete resource designed to provide clear coverage of the basic principles of solute transport simulation including the theory behind the most common numerical techniques for solving transport equations, and step-by-step guidance on the development and use of field-scale models.

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1995/ Catalog #T521/ 440 pages. Member: $73; Nonmember: $91.25

Assessment and Delineation of Volatile Organic Compound Cleanups (Anthology)

Compiled from NGWA publications

Assessment and delineation of volatile organic compounds are the topic of this anthology. Topics include: cone parameter tests and hydropunch sampling; use of soil gas surveys and identification of soils; and ground water contaminated by hydrocarbons.

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1991/ Catalog #K749/ 9 papers. Member: $12; Nonmember: $15

Contaminant Hydrogeology

by C.W. Fetter
Macmillan Publishers

This book presents comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of ground water contamination and examines its prevention and rectification. Topics include the quality of ground water, sources of ground water contamination, mass transport of contaminants in the saturated and vadose zones, retardation of contaminants, occurrence and movement of nonaqueous phase liquids, and the chemistry of both inorganic and organic ground water contaminants. The text contains example problems, case studies, and a review of the required math.

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1992/ Catalog #T826/ 457 pages. Member: $68; Nonmember: $85

Dense Chlorinated Solvents in Porous and Fractured Media: Model Experiments

by Friedrich Schwille
Lewis Publishers

Learn how to track these illusive compounds. This book discusses basic chemical processes for dense solvent spills, how spill volumes translate into magnitudes of contamination zones, how to remediate existing spills, and how to predict spill behavior. It properly merges theory and practice. Includes 24 pages of color photographs of Schwille's sand tank models.

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1988/ Catalog #T433/ 142 pages. Member: $77; Nonmember: $96.25

Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals (Anthology)

Compiled from NGWA publications

This anthology covers:

  • Contamination migration and cleanup
  • Chromium migration
  • Mechanisms restricting contaminant migration.

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1991/ Catalog #K750/ 7 papers. Member: $15; Nonmember: $20

Ground Water Chemicals Desk Reference, 2nd edition

by John H. Montgomery
Lewis Publishers

This book contains information on hundreds of chemicals and chemical compounds. This latest edition contains additional information on environmental fates, four new appendices, and eight new data fields. Provides individuals and groups involved in the assessment, protection, and remediation of ground water and soil environments with needed information. Compact enough to be taken out into the field.

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1995/ Catalog #T734/ 1312 pages. Member: $90.00; Nonmember: $112.50

Hydrogeological Decision Analysis

by R. Allen Freeze, Joel Massmann, Leslie Smith, Tony Sperling, and Bruce James
NGWA

This report describes the application of decision analysis to engineering design for projects in which the hydrogeological environment plays an important role. The methodology discussed involves the coupling of three separate models:

  • A decision model based on a risk-cost-benefit objective function
  • A simulation model for ground water flow and transport
  • An uncertainty model that encompasses both geological and parameter uncertainty.

The first section of the report lays the framework, while the rest of the book describes how the methods can be applied in geotechnical and waste-management applications.

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1992/ Catalog #T822/ 72 pages. Member: $12; Nonmember: $15

Mechanics of Immiscible Fluids in Porous Media

by Arthur T. Corey
Water Resources Publications

The primary objective of this text is the presentation of basic principles of the mechanics of two-phase fluid systems in soils and porous rocks. Some of the topics covered in this publication include: properties of porous media and immiscible fluids; immiscible fluids in static systems; equations of fluid flux in porous media; steady flow of immiscible fluids; unsteady flow of immiscible fluids; model similarity and much more.

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1994/ Catalog #T470/ 245 pages. Member: $35; Nonmember: $43.75

Mechanisms of Pesticide Movement into Ground Water

by Richard Honeycutt and Daniel Schabacker Lewis Publishers

This book describes how pesticides enter ground water/drinking water systems and how regulatory decisions will affect the use of pesticides. Experimental results, models, and industry and regulatory perspectives are covered.

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1994/ Catalog #T338 189 pages. Member: $65; Nonmember: $81.25

Metals in Ground Water

by Herbert Allen, E. Michael Perdue, and David Brown
Lewis Publishers

This book describes transport of metal to ground water through agriculture, mining, and the disposal of municipal waste/fly ash. Risk assessment of metals in ground water, coupling of chemicals and hydrological models, and sorption of metals onto soils and clay is also discussed.

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1993/ Catalog #T504/ 300 pages. Member: $60; Nonmember: $75

Mobility and Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Environments

by Warren J. Lyman, Patrick J. Reidy, and Benjamin Levy
Lewis Publishers

This publication identifies the most important "rules" governing transport, partitioning, retention, and transformation of leaked motor fuels in the underground environment. It examines micro-scale fate and transport processes as a means to promote a better understanding of larger scale movement of contaminants.

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1992/ Catalog #T766/ 395 pages. Member: $68; Nonmember: $85

Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone, and Ground Water Contamination

by J. Russell Boulding
Lewis Publishers

This book provides clear explanations of scientific concepts and defines important technical terms. Uses figures and summary tables to illustrate key concepts and to present information. Contains five data-packed appendices describing hundreds of field and analytical tools and how to obtain them.

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1995/ Catalog #T532/ 960 pages. Member: $75; Nonmember: $93.75

Principles of Contaminant Hydrogeology

by Christopher Palmer
Lewis Publishers

This book presents a practical approach to completing contaminant hydrogeologic investigations by stressing the basics of collecting data that can withstand regulatory scrutiny and get your client to remediation. This book takes you step by step through the different parts of an investigation and is based on "real world" problems, including client-consultant-regulator interaction, budgets, ethics, and data extrapolation for solving problems. Concepts such as field logistics, drilling technique Quantity    Member     Nonmember

1992/ Catalog #T771/ 211 pages. Member: $57; Nonmember: $71.25

Subsurface Transport and Fate Processes

by Robert C. Knox
Lewis Publishers

This book represents the first comprehensive reference volume available on subsurface transport and fate processes. The volume is organized into four sections covering the basics of contaminant properties and how they could affect transport and fate, the fundamental processes affecting subsurface transport and fate of contaminants, applications of transport and fate information to various contaminant types, and utilization of transport and fate information for predicting contaminant behavior.

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1992/ Catalog #T836/ 350 pages. Member: $67; Nonmember: $82

Water Quality Data - Analysis and Interpretation

by Arthur Hounslow
CRC Press

This book emphasizes the interpretation of water analyses, with major applications in ground water pollution and contaminant transport. Includes overviews of water and organic chemistry and identifies environmentally important chemicals. Descriptions of elements affecting water quality are included, and methods are given to estimate the distribution of organic chemicals in the environment. Includes computer programs for all main concepts presented.

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1995/ Catalog #T520/ 416 pages. Member: $75; Nonmember: $93.75