Filtration materials for groundwater : a guide to good practice

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"Filtration Materials for Groundwater: A Guide to Good Practice presents the up-to-date technology of purification of polluted ground water, its treatment for industrial and human needs and the remediation of polluted sites." Abstract: "Filtration Materials for Groundwater: A Guide to Good Practice presents the up-to-date technology of purification of polluted ground water, its treatment for industrial and human needs and the remediation of polluted sites." Content: Cover Copyright Contents Chapter 1: Pollutants in groundwater 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Pollution Sources 1.3 Relevant Classes of Contaminants 1.3.1 Inorganic species 1.3.1.1 Arsenic 1.3.1.2 Fluoride 1.3.1.3 Nitrogen species 1.3.1.4 Metals 1.3.2 Organic pollutants 1.3.2.1 Aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) 1.3.2.2 Chlorinated hydrocarbons 1.3.2.3 Pesticides 1.3.2.4 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 1.3.2.5 Polychlorinated biphenyls 1.3.3 Chemicals of emerging concern 1.3.3.1 Pharmaceuticals 1.3.3.2 Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) 1.4 References. Chapter 2: Filtration materials for groundwater treatment2.1 Introduction 2.2 Extraction of Ions of Toxic Metals from Groundwater by Sorbents, Ion Exchangers 2.3 Reactive Materials 2.4 The Use of Production Wastes in Groundwater Treatment 2.5 Biological Active Media 2.6 References Chapter 3: Technologies for ground water treatment 3.1 Pump-and-treat technologies 3.1.1 Introduction 3.1.2 Site Characterizations 3.1.3 Treatment Methods 3.1.3.1 Membrane filtration 3.1.3.2 Forward osmosis 3.1.3.3 Nanotechnologies 3.1.3.4 Electrocoagulation 3.1.3.5 Electrodialysis 3.1.3.6 Adsorption. 3.1.3.7 Chemical oxidation3.1.3.7.1 Ozone chemistry 3.1.3.8 Metal precipitation 3.1.3.8.1 Hydroxide precipitation 3.1.3.8.2 Sulfide precipitation 3.1.3.8.3 Carbonate precipitation 3.1.3.9 Ion exchange 3.1.3.10 UV treatment 3.1.3.11 Biodegradation 3.1.4 Summary 3.1.5 Conclusion 3.1.6 References 3.2 Near-well subsurface treatment technologies for sustainable drinking water production 3.2.1 Introduction 3.2.2 The Challenge and Potential for OMP Removal Using Subsurface Reactors 3.2.3 Subsurface Reactors: Characteristics and Specifics 3.2.3.1 Subsurface water treatment: the concept. 3.2.3.2 The creation of a subsurface reactive zone3.2.3.3 Subsurface Reactor volume 3.2.3.4 Geometry of the subsurface reactive zone 3.2.4 Subsurface Reactor Kinetics 3.2.4.1 Contact time: travel time towards the well 3.2.4.2 Removal during subsurface treatment 3.2.5 Reactants to Create Near-Well Subsurface Reactors 3.2.6 Outlook for the Use of Near-Well Subsurface Reactors 3.2.7 References Chapter 4: Cost and risk assessment of treatment facilities 4.1 Hydrogeological Aspects of Contaminated Site Remediation 4.1.1 Possible goals of groundwater treatment. 4.1.2 Groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling4.2 The Risk and Performance Assessment of Treatment Facilities 4.2.1 Determination of acceptable risk 4.2.2 Performance assessment 4.2.2.1 Hydraulic assessment 4.2.2.2 Life cycle and longevity analysis 4.3 Determination of Possible Technologies Based on Risk Analysis and Modeling 4.4 The Cost Estimation Procedure 4.4.1 Cost analysis by technology 4.4.1.1 Cost factors of installation 4.4.1.2 Cost factors of operation 4.4.1.3 Cost factors of regeneration/reuse.