Contaminated Rivers A Geomorphological-Geochemical Approach to Site Assessment and Remediation /

• Main Authors: Miller, Jerry R. (Author), Orbock Miller, Suzanne M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Geochemistry.; Sedimentology.; Hydrogeology.; Physical geography.; Earth Sciences.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Physical Geography.

The geomorphological, surficial and geochemical processes and conditions of rivers require a tailored set of strategies and programs to successfully clean up contaminated river reaches. The primary purpose of this book is not only to provide students and professionals with an introductory understand...

Table of Contents:

• Contaminated Rivers: An Overview
• Sediment-Trace Metal Interactions
• Basin Processes
• The Water Column – Concentration and Load
• The Channel Bed – Contaminant Transport and Storage
• Floodplains
• River Metamorphosis
• Remediation and Remediation Standards
• Ex Situ Remediation and Channel Restoration
• In Situ Remediation.