Advances in Subsurface Pollution of Porous Media - Indicators, Processes and Modelling: IAH selected papers, volume 14 (IAH - Selected Papers on Hydrogeology)

Advances in Subsurface Contamination of Porous Media: Indicators, Processes and Modelling provides a high level understanding of the processes concerning common and emergent contaminants through their passage from soil to groundwater. The book presents new methodologies and indicators to reach a better understanding of biogeochemical proc Content: Multicomponent diffusion in clays -- Modelling of solute mass transfer across the capillary fringe -- Strategies to quantify contaminant degradation in groundwater using stable isotope data -- Ch. 1 Derivation of natural background levels and threshold values for groundwater bodies in the Upper Rhine Valley -- Ch. 2 Introducing time variability and sampling rate in the mapping of groundwater contamination by means of the Bayesian Maximum Entropy (BME) method -- Ch. 3 Biotechnology for risk assessment of contaminated sites. From reporter genes to DNA-microarrays -- Ch. 4 Aggregated pesticide risk evaluation for groundwater in Belgium with the PRIBEL indicator -- Ch. 5 Strategies and effectiveness of groundwater monitoring systems for different aims (report from COST629 Working Group 1) -- Ch. 6 Application of high-resolution groundwater sampling in a tar oil-contaminated sandy aquifer. Studies on small-scale abiotic gradients -- Ch. 7 Stable isotopes as a tool for monitoring the volatilisation of non-aqueous phase liquids from the unsaturated zone -- Ch. 8 The role of mineralogical and organic fraction on metal adsorption onto soil: Experimental approach and modelling -- Ch. 9 Time and space scale dependent macroscopic balance equations governing flow and transport in aquifers -- Ch. 10 Development and application of a 2D reactive transport model aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of reductive dechlorination stimulation by lactate injection at a chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons contaminated site -- Ch. 11 Quantification of biodegradation and volatilization rates of organic compounds in soils using the Dusty Gas Model -- Ch. 12 Prognosis of contaminant source remediation: Identification of problems at a contaminated BTX site -- Ch. 13 Advances in the quantification of nutrient biogeochemistry in coastal groundwater systems: A review -- Ch. 14 A flexible reaction network simulation module for the MT3DMS model "Groundwater contamination, clean up and remediation is an important and topical issue in today's world. This book addresses many of the technical issues that now need to be addressed and provides an important source for innovative methodologies currently being introduced in Europe and elsewhere and reviews many of the more established methodologies. The book presents several new methodologies and identifies a number of useful indicators which allow a better understanding of biogeochemical processes as a basis for environmental models."--BOOK JACKET "This book focuses on all aspects of low-enthalpy geothermal fluids. It is an important source book not only for students but also for scientists working on geothermal energy development, specifically those involved in research in developing countries and for agencies involved in bilateral and international cooperation related to energy issues."--Jacket

Advances in Subsurface Contamination of Porous Media: Indicators, Processes and Modellingprovides a high levelunderstanding of the processes concerning common and emergent contaminants through their passage from soil to groundwater. The book presents new methodologies and indicators to reach a better understanding of biogeochemical proc

Presents methodologies and indicators to reach a better understanding of biogeochemical processes as a basis for environmental models. This book is suitable for graduate students, researchers and professionals in government and public institutions, and for those interested in soil and groundwater contamination in various aspects.