Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation

by Raymond N. Yong

Book Overview

Why do some contaminants remain in soils indefinitely? How much of a threat do they pose to human health or the environment? The need for effective and economic site decontamination arises daily. Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation discusses why soils remain contaminated, focusing on the development of the factors, properties, characteristics, and parameters of soils and individual contaminants.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849382890
• ISBN13: 9780849382895
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"