Natural Attenuation - CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation

Natural Attenuation: CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation presents the concept of "natural attenuation"-the tendency of soils to severly limit the toxicity of many types of hazardous waste

List of contents

Introduction The Law Sources of Hazardous Waste Groundwater Flow Chemical Attenuation Biodegradation Case Studies Demonstrating Natural Attenuation The Present The Future Appendix I: State Treatment of Natural Attenuation Appendix II: Glossary Appendix III: Excerpts for NPL Site ROD's Appendix IV: WWW Sources References Index

About the author

Patrick V. Brady, Michael V. Brady, David J. Borns

Summary

Natural Attenuation: CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation presents the concept of "natural attenuation"-the tendency of soils to severly limit the toxicity of many types of hazardous waste

Product details

• Authors: David J. Borns, Borns David J., Michael V. Brady, Patrick V. Brady, Brady Michael V., Brady Patrick V.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.09.1997
• EAN: 9781566703024
• ISBN: 978-1-56670-302-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 690 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Pollution & threats to the environment, Pollution and threats to the environment