Contaminated Rivers A Geomorphological-Geochemical Approach to Site Assessment and Remediation

Name: Contaminated Rivers A Geomorphological-Geochemical Approach to Site Assessment and Remediation
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ISBN: 9781402052866

ISBN-10: 1402052863

ISBN-13: 9781402052866

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jerry R. Miller, Suzanne M. Orbock Miller

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Increasingly, attention is being given to the remediation of contaminated river reaches, some of which cover 10s of kilometers of stream channel and the adjacent valley floor. Post-remediation reviews have shown that there is a critical need to more thoroughly incorporate knowledge of the catchment's geomorphology and surficial processes into site characterization, assessment, and remediation strategies. The primary purpose of this book is to provide students and professionals with an introductory understanding of fluvial geomorphic principles and how these principles can be integrated with geochemical data to cost-effectively characterize, assess and remediate contaminated rivers. We…

Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 3/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 418
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English



Preface



Contaminated Rivers: An Overview



Introduction



Types of Contaminants



Organic Contaminants



Inorganic Contaminants



National Assessments of River Health



The National Water Quality Inventory



The National Sediment Quality Survey



The National Water-Quality Assessment Program



Sources of Contamination



The Dissolved Versus Particulate Load



Site Characterization, Assessment, and Remediation



The Geomorphological-Geochemical Approach



Summary



Suggested Readings



Sediment-Trace Metal Interactions 24



Introduction



Physical Partitioning of Trace Metals in Sediment



Chemical Partitioning of Trace Elements in Sediment



Mechanistic Associations



Chemically Reactive Substrates



Elemental Speciation



Chemical Remobilization



Summary



Suggested Readings



Basin Processes



Introduction



Hillslope Hydrology



Direct Runoff Generation



Flood Hydrographs



Contaminant Transport Pathways



The Controlling Factors



Transport via Hortonian Overland Flow



Mapping Spatial Variations in Metal Sources



Hillslope Erosion



Basic Mechanics



Measurement of Erosion Rates



Prediction of Erosion Rates



Summary



Suggested Readings



The Water Column - Concentration and Load



Introduction



Temporal Variations in Concentration



Dissolved Constituents



Particulate and Particulate-Borne Contaminant Concentrations



Sediment and Contaminant Loads



Load Estimation



The Effective Transporting Discharge



Summary



Suggested Readings



The Channel Bed - Contaminant Transport and Storage



Introduction



Sediment Transport



Modes of Transport



Channelized Flow



Entrainment



Processes of Contaminant Dispersal



Hydraulic Sorting



Dilution and Exchange with the Floodplain



Sediment Storage and Exchange Mechanisms



Geochemical Processes and Biological Uptake



Downstream Patterns



Impoundment Failures



Deposition and Storage along a Reach



Channel Patterns



Trace Metal Partitioning Mechanisms



Implications to Sampling



Physical and Mathematical Manipulations



Temporal Variations in Concentration



Summary



Suggested Readings



Floodplains



Introduction



Floodplains: Definition



The Formative Processes



Floodplain Sediments



Floodplain Deposits



Trace Metal Storage and Distribution



Grain Size Variations



Residence Time and Deposit Age



Sediment Mixing and Homogenization



Post-Depositional Processes



Overbank Sediments



Depositional Rates and Patterns



Geographical Patterns in Contaminant Concentrations



Documenting Pollution Histories



Sediment and Contaminant Source Determination



Non-point Source Multivariate Fingerprinting Methods



Isotopic Tracing Methods



Physical Remobilization



Bank Erosion Processes



Summary



Suggested Readings



River Metamorphosis



Introduction



The Balanced Condition



Thresholds, Complex Response, and Process Linkages



Adjustments in Channel Gradient, Shape, and Pattern



Effects of River Metamorphosis



Terraces



Definition and Formative Processes



Trace Metal Distributions



Quantifying Extent and Magnitude of Contamination



Summary



Suggested Readings



Remediation and Remediation Standards



Introduction



Setting Remediation Standards



Background Concentrations



Health and Risk Based Standards



Prioritizing Cleanup



Summary



Suggested Readings



Ex Situ Remediation and Channel Restoration



Introduction



Ex Situ Remediation Techniques



Excavation



Dredging



Ex Situ Treatments



Dewatering and Particle Separation



Soil Washing



Other Treatment Alternatives



River Restoration and Rehabilitation



Goals and Objectives



Channel Reconstruction



In-stream Structures, Bank Protection, and Habitat Formation



Summary



Suggested Readings



In Situ Remediation



Introduction



In Situ Extraction



Soil Flushing



Electrokinetic Separation



Phytoremediation



In Situ Containment



In Situ (Subaqueous) Capping



Soil and Sediment Capping



In Situ Solidification and Stabilization



Phytostabilization and Immobilization



Monitored Natural Recovery



Summary



Suggested Readings



Dating Techniques



Introduction



Short-Lived Radionuclides (Pb-210 and Cs-137)



Radiocarbon (C-14)



Luminescence Techniques (TL, IRSL, and OSL)



Marker Beds (Tephra, Trace Metals)



Dendrochronology



Unit Conversions and Elemental Data


References


Glossary


Credits


Index