Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation (New Directions in Civil Engineering)

Why do some contaminants remain in soils indefinitely? How much of a threat do they pose to human health or the environment? The need for effective and economic site decontamination arises daily. Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation discusses why soils remain contaminated, focusing on the development of the factors, properties, characteristics, and parameters of soils and individual contaminants. Subjects covered include the basic properties of soils affecting accumulation of contaminants, long-term retention of contaminants and their fate, including the development of intermediate products. The author emphasizes the factors, interactions, and mechanisms important in the bonding and partitioning process. He provides the groundwork for determining the fate of pollutants in soils and sediments and their mitigation. Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation focuses on why soils and sediments remain contaminated, not how they became contaminated in the first place. You will understand why specific contaminants remain in soils and sediments, how much of a threat they pose to human health and the environment, and what steps to take for mitigation. With this information you can determine the extent of the contamination of soils and sediments, how long they will remain a threat, and what methods to use for their remediation. Annotation Yong, whose academic affiliations are not noted, clarifies the many basic issues that surround the control of pollutant fate in contaminated sites and discusses new and established mitigation methods. The first three chapters discuss the problems associated with contaminated lands and address the nature of soil and the soil- water system. Interactions between the soil fractions and pollutants are next examined, followed by discussion of partitioning, fate, and persistence of pollutants. Inorganic contaminants, particularly heavy metals, and the processes that contribute to the transformation and degradation of organic chemical pollutants are also covered. The final two chapters examine interactions between pollutants and soil fractions from the viewpoint of remediation or pollution mitigation schemes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation focuses on why soils and sediments remain contaminated. The reader will understand why specific contaminants remain in soils and sediments, how much of a threat they pose to human health and the environment, and what steps to take for mitigation. Subjects covered include the basic properties of soils affecting accumulation of contaminants, long-term retention of contaminants and their fate, including the development of intermediate products. The author emphasizes the factors, interactions, and mechanisms important in the bonding and partitioning process. "Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation covers the development of the factors, properties, characteristics, and parameters of soils, the individual contaminants that are found in soils, and their fate and degradation or persistence."--Résumé de l'éditeur "Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation covers the development of the factors, properties, characteristics, and parameters of soils, the individual contaminants that are found in soils, and their fate and degradation or persistence."--Jacket Contaminated land -- Nature of soils -- Soil-water systems -- Interactions and partitioning of pollutants -- Partitioning and fate of heavy metals -- Persistence and fate of organic chemical pollutants -- Interactions and pollutant removal -- Remediation and pollution migration. The term contaminated land bears significant connotations in many jurisdictions and countries.