Handbook Of Vadose Zone Characterization & Monitoring

Description

This book is written in a simple, straightforward manner without complicated mathematical derivatives. Compiled by experienced practitioners, this guide covers topics such as basic principles of vadose zone hydrology and prevalent monitoring techniques. Case studies present actual field experiences for the benefit of the reader. The Handbook provides practitioners with the information they need to fully understand the principles, advantages, and limitations of the monitoring techniques that are available. The Handbook of Vadose Zone Characterization & Monitoringexpands and consolidates the useful and succint information contained in various ASTM documents, EPA manuals, and other similar texts on the subject, making it an invaluable aid to new practioners and a useful reference for seasoned veterans in the field. Content: Cover Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgments Preface Table of Contents PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS 1: Is Our Ground-Water Monitoring Strategy Illogical? 2: EPA's Approach to Vadose Zone Monitoring at RCRA Facilities PART II: VADOSE ZONE HYDROGEOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES 3: Vadose Zone Hydrogeology in the United States PART III: BASIC VADOSE ZONE HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES: TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF WATER AND SOLUTES 4: Water and Solute Transport and Storage 5: Preferential Flow in Structured and Sandy Soils: Consequences for Modeling and Monitoring PART IV: BASIC CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN THE VADOSE ZONE6: Basic Contaminant Fate and Transport Processes in the Vadose 7: Sorption and Transport of Organic Chemicals 8: Biotransformation of Organic Compounds 9: Fate and Transport of Microorganisms in the Vadose Zone PART V: PRELIMINARY MONITORING-RELATED ACTIVITIES 10: Understanding the Geologic Framework of the Vadose Zone and Its Effect on Storage and Transmission of Fluids 11: Estimating the Storage Capacity of the Vadose Zone 12: Estimating the Ability of the Vadose Zone to Transmit Liquids 13: Tension Infiltrometers for the Measurement of Vadose Zone Hydraulic14: Estimating the Transport and Fate of Contaminants in the Vadose Zone Based on Physical and Chemical Properties of the Vadose Zone and Chemicals of Interest 15: Laboratory Studies on Air Permeability PART VI: MODELING 16: Modeling Contaminant Transport in the Vadose Zone: Perspective on State of the Art 17: Review of Vadose Zone Flow and Transport Models PART VII: INDIRECT METHODS FOR DETECTING CONTAMINANT MOVEMENT 18: Vadose Zone Monitoring with the Neutron Moisture Probe 19: Discussion of "Vadose Zone Monitoring with the Neutron Moisture20: Tensiometry 21: Energy-Related Methods: Psychrometers 22: Electric and Dielectric Methods for Monitoring Soil-Water Content 23: Applying Electrical Resistance Blocks for Unsaturated Zone Monitoring at Arid Sites PART VIII: DIRECT METHODS FOR SAMPLING CHEMICAL AND MICROBIAL POLLUTANTS IN UNSATURATED REGIONS OF THE VADOSE ZONE 24: A Compendium of Soil Samplers for the Vadose Zone, 25: Soil Sampling for Volatile Organic Compounds, 26: In Situ Pore-Liquid Sampling in the Vadose Zone, Suction Cup Samplers 27: Case Studies of Vadose Zone Monitoring and Sampling Using Porous28: Special Problems in Sampling Fractured Consolidated Media 29: Soil Gas Sampling 30: Case Studies of Soil Gas Sampling PART IX: DIRECT METHODS FOR SAMPLING CHEMICAL AND MICROBIAL POLLUTANTS IN SATURATED REGIONS OF THE VADOSE ZONE 31: in Situ Pore-Liquid Sampling in Saturated Regions of the Vadose Zone 32: Sampling from Macropores with Free-Drainage Samplers 33: Long-Term Use of Glass Brick Lysimeters and Ceramic Porous Cups to Monitor Soil-Pore Water Quality in a Nonhazardous Waste Land Treatment, Case Study