Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation

by National Research Council, Committee on Source Removal of Contamina, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

At hundreds of thousands of commercial, industrial, and military sites across the country, subsurface materials including groundwater are contaminated with chemical waste. The last decade has seen growing interest in using aggressive source remediation technologies to remove contaminants from the subsurface, but there is limited understanding of (1) the effectiveness of these technologies and (2) the overall effect of mass removal on groundwater quality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030909447X
• ISBN13: 9780309094474
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"