Soil And Water Contamination From Molecular to Catchment Scale

Soil & Water Contamination '¬" from Molecular to Catchment Scale gives a structured overview of transport and fate processes of environmental contaminants. Dealing with all topics essential in understanding and predicting contaminant patterns in soil, groundwater and surface water, it contributes to the formation a solid basis for adequate management and control of soil and water pollution and integrated catchment. A unique asset of this work is that it does not treat water and soil pollution as individual processes, but as integrated matter. The core of this geoscientific approach is formed by four coherent parts: Introduction to the basics of soil and water contamination, such as the fundamentals of environmental pollution and chemistry and the basic properties of soil, ground- and surface water. Source, role, and behaviour of substances in soil and water, treating natural and anthropogenic sources of nutrients, heavy metals, radionuclides as well as organic pollutants, their physico-chemical characteristics, behaviour, and toxicity. Transport and fate of substances in soil and water, focusing on processes of transport, exchange and transformations like advection, dispersion, adsorption kinetics and biochemical decay. Special attention is paid to the mathematical description and modelling of these processes. Patterns of substances in soil and water, explaining spatial and temporal patterns of pollutants in soil, groundwater, and surface water, illustrated by recent case studies from fundamental and applied research. Including many case studies, examples and exercises sections in every chapter (including solutions), this comprehensive textbook provides undergraduate and graduate students in the Earth and Environmental Sciences with all the material necessary to study soil and water contamination effectively. In addition, it can serve as a useful information source for professionals. Subject Category: Earth & Environmental SciencesVan Der Perk, Marcel is the author of 'Soil And Water Contamination From Molecular to Catchment Scale', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415409438 and ISBN 0415409438.