Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Understanding Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport examines soil-water-pollutant interaction, including physico-chemical processes that occur when soil is exposed to various contaminants. Soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques are explored, providing foundations for the correct process selection. Built upon the authors' extensive experience in research and practice, the book updates and expands the content to include current processes and pollutants. The book discusses propagation of soil pollution and soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques. Practicing geotechnical and environmental engineers can apply the theory and case studies in the book directly to current projects.
The book first discusses the stages of economic development and their connections to the sustainability of the environment. Subsequent chapters cover waste and its management, soil systems, soil-water and soil-pollutant interactions, subsurface transport of pollutants, role of groundwater, nano-, micro- and biologic pollutants, soil characteristics that impact pollution diffusion, and potential remediation processes like mechanical, electric, magnetic, hydraulic and dielectric permittivity of soils.
1. 6.1 Introduction - p. 161 2. 6.2 Interaction With Soil Water - p. 161 3. 6.3 Bonding - p. 163 4. 6.4 Theory of Energy of Interaction - p. 168 5. 6.5 Soil-Water Potential - p. 173 6. 6.6 Soil-Water Movement and Flux Density Equations - p. 180 7. 6.7 Water Movement in Unsaturated Soils - p. 183 8. 6.8 Water Movement Associated With Thermal Gradients - p. 189 9. 6.9 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 201 10. Chapter 7: Soil and Contaminant Interaction - p. 203 11. Chapter 8: Fate and Effects of Pollutants on the Land Environment - p. 237 12. Chapter 9: Subsurface Contaminant Transport - p. 281 13. Abstract - p. 283 14. 9.1 Introduction - p. 283 15. 9.2 Modeling Process - p. 283 16. 9.3 Transport Processes in Soils - p. 284 17. 9.4 Transport Equation - p. 289 18. 9.5 Solute Transport Models - p. 292 19. 9.6 Laboratory Methods for the Determination of Flow Characteristics - p. 300 20. 9.7 Laboratory Methods for the Determination of Adsorption Characteristics - p. 302 21. 9.8 Estimation of Steady-State Contaminant Transport Parameters - p. 308 22. 9.9 Estimation of Transient State Contaminant Transport Parameters - p. 311 23. 9.10 Irreversible Thermodynamic Modeling of Contaminant Transport - p. 311 24. 9.11 Advanced Treatments: The Stochastic Approach - p. 317 25. 9.12 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 321 26. Part III: Emerging Pollutants - p. 324 27. Chapter 10: Emerging Pollutants: Fate, Pathways, and Bioavailability - p. 324 28. Part IV: Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electrical, Magnetic, and Dielectric Permittivity Characteristics of Soils and Their Impact on Remedial Technologies - p. 358 29. Chapter 11: Stability and Safety of Engineered Barrier Systems for Waste Containment - p. 358 30. Abstract - p. 361 31. 11.1 Introduction - p. 361 32. 11.2 Engineered Barrier Systems - p. 361 33. 11.3 Engineered Covering Systems in Solid Waste Management Industry - p. 362 34. 11.4 Engineered Covering Systems in the Mining Waste Industry - p. 375 35. 11.5 Types of Covering Materials - p. 379 36. 11.6 Issues Concerning the Performance Evaluation of Covering Systems - p. 380 37. 11.7 Engineered Lining Systems in Solid Waste Management Industry - p. 381 38. 11.8 Types of Flexible Membrane Liners (FMLs) - p. 407 39. 11.9 Control and Monitoring of Waste Disposal Facilities - p. 409 40. 11.10 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 414 41. Chapter 12: Radioactive Waste Disposal: Hosting Environment, Engineered Barriers, and Challenges - p. 421 42. Chapter 13: Hydraulic Properties of Soils - p. 457 43. Chapter 14: Electrical Properties of Soils - p. 495 44. Chapter 15: Magnetic Properties of Soils - p. 533 45. Chapter 16: Dielectric Permittivity and Moisture Content - p. 580 46. Abstract - p. 581 47. 16.1 Introduction - p. 581 48. 16.2 TDR Soil Dielectrics - p. 582 49. 16.3 The TDR System - p. 585 50. 16.4 TDR Dielectric Property Determination - p. 591 51. 16.5 Laboratory Techniques - p. 593 52. 16.6 Mixing Models for Dielectric Constant Evaluation - p. 598 53. 16.7 Dielectric and Hydro-Geological Parameters - p. 605 54. 16.8 Influence of Physicochemical Properties on the Dielectric Permittivity of Soils - p. 605 55. 16.9 In Situ Dielectric Measurements - p. 617 56. 16.10 Petroleum Exploration - p. 618 57. 16.11 Shallow Subsurface Investigation - p. 620 58. 16.12 Moisture Content Prediction Models - p. 622 59. 16.13 Impact of Soil Parameters on Soil Moisture Content Prediction - p. 623 60. 16.14 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 629 61. Chapter 17: Advances in the Determination of Soil Moisture Content - p. 637 62. Index - p. 681
Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Understanding Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport examines soil-water-pollutant interaction, including physico-chemical processes that occur when soil is exposed to various contaminants. Soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques are explored, providing foundations for the correct process selection. Built upon the authors' extensive experience in research and practice, the book updates and expands the content to include current processes and pollutants. The book discusses propagation of soil pollution and soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques. Practicing geotechnical and environmental engineers can apply the theory and case studies in the book directly to current projects.
The book first discusses the stages of economic development and their connections to the sustainability of the environment. Subsequent chapters cover waste and its management, soil systems, soil-water and soil-pollutant interactions, subsurface transport of pollutants, role of groundwater, nano-, micro- and biologic pollutants, soil characteristics that impact pollution diffusion, and potential remediation processes like mechanical, electric, magnetic, hydraulic and dielectric permittivity of soils.
1. 6.1 Introduction - p. 161 2. 6.2 Interaction With Soil Water - p. 161 3. 6.3 Bonding - p. 163 4. 6.4 Theory of Energy of Interaction - p. 168 5. 6.5 Soil-Water Potential - p. 173 6. 6.6 Soil-Water Movement and Flux Density Equations - p. 180 7. 6.7 Water Movement in Unsaturated Soils - p. 183 8. 6.8 Water Movement Associated With Thermal Gradients - p. 189 9. 6.9 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 201 10. Chapter 7: Soil and Contaminant Interaction - p. 203 11. Chapter 8: Fate and Effects of Pollutants on the Land Environment - p. 237 12. Chapter 9: Subsurface Contaminant Transport - p. 281 13. Abstract - p. 283 14. 9.1 Introduction - p. 283 15. 9.2 Modeling Process - p. 283 16. 9.3 Transport Processes in Soils - p. 284 17. 9.4 Transport Equation - p. 289 18. 9.5 Solute Transport Models - p. 292 19. 9.6 Laboratory Methods for the Determination of Flow Characteristics - p. 300 20. 9.7 Laboratory Methods for the Determination of Adsorption Characteristics - p. 302 21. 9.8 Estimation of Steady-State Contaminant Transport Parameters - p. 308 22. 9.9 Estimation of Transient State Contaminant Transport Parameters - p. 311 23. 9.10 Irreversible Thermodynamic Modeling of Contaminant Transport - p. 311 24. 9.11 Advanced Treatments: The Stochastic Approach - p. 317 25. 9.12 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 321 26. Part III: Emerging Pollutants - p. 324 27. Chapter 10: Emerging Pollutants: Fate, Pathways, and Bioavailability - p. 324 28. Part IV: Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electrical, Magnetic, and Dielectric Permittivity Characteristics of Soils and Their Impact on Remedial Technologies - p. 358 29. Chapter 11: Stability and Safety of Engineered Barrier Systems for Waste Containment - p. 358 30. Abstract - p. 361 31. 11.1 Introduction - p. 361 32. 11.2 Engineered Barrier Systems - p. 361 33. 11.3 Engineered Covering Systems in Solid Waste Management Industry - p. 362 34. 11.4 Engineered Covering Systems in the Mining Waste Industry - p. 375 35. 11.5 Types of Covering Materials - p. 379 36. 11.6 Issues Concerning the Performance Evaluation of Covering Systems - p. 380 37. 11.7 Engineered Lining Systems in Solid Waste Management Industry - p. 381 38. 11.8 Types of Flexible Membrane Liners (FMLs) - p. 407 39. 11.9 Control and Monitoring of Waste Disposal Facilities - p. 409 40. 11.10 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 414 41. Chapter 12: Radioactive Waste Disposal: Hosting Environment, Engineered Barriers, and Challenges - p. 421 42. Chapter 13: Hydraulic Properties of Soils - p. 457 43. Chapter 14: Electrical Properties of Soils - p. 495 44. Chapter 15: Magnetic Properties of Soils - p. 533 45. Chapter 16: Dielectric Permittivity and Moisture Content - p. 580 46. Abstract - p. 581 47. 16.1 Introduction - p. 581 48. 16.2 TDR Soil Dielectrics - p. 582 49. 16.3 The TDR System - p. 585 50. 16.4 TDR Dielectric Property Determination - p. 591 51. 16.5 Laboratory Techniques - p. 593 52. 16.6 Mixing Models for Dielectric Constant Evaluation - p. 598 53. 16.7 Dielectric and Hydro-Geological Parameters - p. 605 54. 16.8 Influence of Physicochemical Properties on the Dielectric Permittivity of Soils - p. 605 55. 16.9 In Situ Dielectric Measurements - p. 617 56. 16.10 Petroleum Exploration - p. 618 57. 16.11 Shallow Subsurface Investigation - p. 620 58. 16.12 Moisture Content Prediction Models - p. 622 59. 16.13 Impact of Soil Parameters on Soil Moisture Content Prediction - p. 623 60. 16.14 Summary and Concluding Remarks - p. 629 61. Chapter 17: Advances in the Determination of Soil Moisture Content - p. 637 62. Index - p. 681
