Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites

by National Research Council, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sites and other facilities that handle and dispose of hazardous waste, active and inactive dry cleaners, and leaking underground storage tanks; many are at federal facilities such as military installations. While many sites have been closed over the past...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309278740
• ISBN13: 9780309278744
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.7"