Environmental Geology Handbook of Field Methods and Case Studies /

• Main Authors: Knödel, Klaus (Author), Lange, Gerhard (Author), Voigt, Hans-Jürgen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geochemistry.; Hydrogeology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Microbiology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.

As earth’s population continues to grow and the detrimental aftereffects of industrialization and environmental negligence become more apparent, society has become more aware of, and concerned about, stewardship of the natural environment – water, soil, and air. Sustainable development has become mo...

Table of Contents:

• Preparatory Steps and Common Problems
• Preparatory Steps and Common Problems
• Remote Sensing
• Aerial Photography
• Photogrammetry
• Nonphotographic Imaging from Aircraft and Space-borne Platforms
• Geophysics
• Magnetic Methods
• Gravity Methods
• Direct Current Resistivity Methods
• Electromagnetic Methods
• Ground Penetrating Radar
• Seismic Methods
• Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• Borehole Logging
• Geophysical In-situ Groundwater and Soil Monitoring
• Geological, Hydrogeological, Geochemical and Microbiological Investigations
• Methods for Characterizing the Geological Setting
• Methods for Characterizing the Hydrologie and Hydraulic Conditions
• Methods for Characterizing the Geochemical and Microbiological Conditions
• Interpretation of Geological, Hydrogeological, and Geochemical Results
• Integration of Investigation Results
• Data Fusion
• Joint Interpretation.