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Bioremediation and Natural Attenuation Process Fundamentals and Mathematical Models

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ISBN-10: 0471650439

ISBN-13: 9780471650430

Edition: 2004

Authors: Pedro J. Alvarez, Walter A. Illman, Pedro J. Alvarez

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The authors provide current methodology for the evaluation of contamination problems, risk estimation & for the design & formulation of remediation strategies.
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List price: $175.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/7/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 610
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English

PEDRO J. J. ALVAREZ, PhD, is the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University and the 2005-2006 President of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP). His teaching covers the applications and implications of biological treatment processes, and his research focuses on bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, fate and transport of hazardous substances, and treatment of contaminated soil, water, and wastewater.WALTER A. ILLMAN, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Hydrology at the University of Iowa. His teaching covers contaminant hydrogeology and vadose zone hydrology, as well as engineering geology. His research focuses…    

PEDRO J. J. ALVAREZ, PhD, is the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University and the 2005-2006 President of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP). His teaching covers the applications and implications of biological treatment processes, and his research focuses on bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, fate and transport of hazardous substances, and treatment of contaminated soil, water, and wastewater.WALTER A. ILLMAN, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Hydrology at the University of Iowa. His teaching covers contaminant hydrogeology and vadose zone hydrology, as well as engineering geology. His research focuses…    

Preface
Introduction to Bioremediation
Geochemical Attenuation Mechanisms
Biodegradation Principles
Fundamentals of Groundwater 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 Methods to Determine Parameters for Modeling Contaminant Fate and Transport in Groundwater
Bioremediation Technologies
Performance Assessment and Demonstration of Bioremediation and Natural Attenuation
Chemical Properties of Various Organic Compounds
Free Energy and Thermodynamic Feasibility of Chemical and Biochemical Reactions
Commonly Used Numerical Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport Codes
Nonparametric Statistical Tests for Determining the Effectiveness of Natural Attenuation
Critical Values of the Student t-Distribution
Glossary
Index