Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping

Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping
Author: Andrzej J. Witkowski
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2014-04-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482266164

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This volume presents the contemporary issues surrounding groundwater pollution risk assessment and the application of vulnerability and risk assessment maps for the effective protection and management of aquifers. Numerous new and improved approaches to intrinsic and specific vulnerability assessment (modified DRASTIC, GOD, VULK, VURAAS) are descri

Soil-Water-Solute Process Characterization

Soil-Water-Solute Process Characterization
Author: Javier Alvarez-Benedi
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 816
Release: 2004-12-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1420032089

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The practitioner or researcher often faces complex alternatives when selecting a method to characterize properties governing a soil process. After years of research and development, environmental and agricultural professionals now have an array of methods for characterizing soil processes. Well-established methods, however, may not be suitable for

Pesticides in the Soil Environment

Pesticides in the Soil Environment
Author: Hwei-Hsien Cheng
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1990
Genre: Pesticides
ISBN: 9780891187912

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Pesticides in the soil environment - an overview. Pesticide sources to the soil and principles of spray physics. The retention processes: mechanisms. Sorption estimates for modeling. Abiotic transformations in water, sediments, and soil. Biological transformation processes of pesticides. Volatilization and vapor transport processes. Organic chemical transport to Groundwater. Movement of pesticides into surface waters. Modeling pesticide fate in soils. Efficacy of soil-applied pesticides. Impact of pesticides on the environment. Risk/benefit and regulations. Chemical index.