Download or read book Design of Landfills and Integrated Solid Waste Management written by Amalendu Bagchi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-02-13 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By combining integrated solid waste management with the traditional coverage of landfills, this new edition offers the first comprehensive guide to managing the entire solid waste cycle, from collection, to recycling, to eventual disposal. * Includes new material on source reduction, recycling, composting, contamination soil remediation, incineration, and medical waste management. * Presents up-to-date chapters on bioreactor landfills, wetland mitigation, and landfill remediation. * Offers comprehensive coverage of the role of geotechnical engineering in a wide variety of environmental issues.

Download or read book Principles and Applications of Time Domain Electrometry in Geoenvironmental Engineering written by A.M.O. Mohamed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-07-27 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time domain electrometry (TDE) is a general term which includes time domain reflectrometry and time domain transmissiometry. It is a commercially-viable technique for leak detection, contaminant monitoring, and moisture content determination in contaminant transport modelling. Under demographic pressure, contaminated sites are increasingly being re-developed for domestic and industrial use; and this presents an urgent need for reliable, non-intrusive and integrated methods of subsurface characterization, detection and monitoring of organic and inorganic pollutants, soil moisture content and salinity. This book provides an overview of the potential application of TDE in geoenvironmental engineering and describes the geophysical methods used.

Download or read book The Lysimeter Concept written by F. Führ and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of papers from an April 1997 meeting, describing lysimiter experiments with radiolabeled pesticides. Topics include measurements of volatilization of pesticides under simulated field conditions, variability of solute transport in field lysimeters, mobility and degradation of pesticides in intact soil columns, soil- bound residues, an industry approach to the application of the lysimiter concept, lysimiter data in pesticide authorization, and the use of lysimiter, field, and groundwater monitoring studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Standard Soil Methods for Long Term Ecological Research written by G. Philip Robertson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-10-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standardized methods and measurements are crucial for ecological research, particularly in long-term ecological studies where the projects are by nature collaborative and where it can be difficult to distinguish signs of environmental change from the effects of differing methodologies. This second volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series addresses these issues directly by providing a comprehensive standardized set of protocols for measuring soil properties. The goal of the volume is to facilitate cross-site synthesis and evaluation of ecosystem processes. Chapters cover methods for studying physical and chemical properties of soils, soil biological properties, and soil organisms, and they include work from many leaders in the field. The book is the first broadly based compendium of standardized soil measurement methods and will be an invaluable resource for ecologists, agronomists, and soil scientists.

Download or read book Vadose Zone Hydrology written by Daniel B. Stephens and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vadose Zone Hydrology describes the elements of the physical processes most often encountered by hydrogeologists and ground-water engineers in their vadose zone projects. It illustrates the application of soil physics to practical problems relevant to the characterization and monitoring of the vadose zone. It includes an introduction to physical processes, including basic flow theory, and provides examples of important field-scale processes that must be recognizable by hydrogeologists. Considerable attention is given to the concepts of recharge, including how it is most accurately evaluated in the vadose zone. Field and laboratory methods for characterizing hydraulic properties in the vadose zone are also covered, and case studies illustrating these methods are provided. New and emerging technologies for monitoring the vadose zone, particularly for the purpose of detecting contaminants, are highlighted. In the last section of the book, additional case studies are presented, demonstrating applications related to seepage detection, landfill monitoring, and soil gas investigations. This book is written from the perspective of hydrogeologists and is designed to be directly applicable and to maintain continuity and consistency between chapters. It will be an invaluable primer for environmental or geotechnical consultants, regulators, or students who have no prior formal academic training in unsaturated flow concepts. Because the text contains some of the latest advances in this field, it will be an excellent reference for geologists and engineers currently working on problems of vadose zone hydrology.

Download or read book Lysimeter Study on the Disposal of Paraho Retorted Oil Shale written by H. P. Harbert and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lysimeters for Evapotranspiration and Environmental Measurements written by Rick G. Allen and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Lysimetry, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 23-25, 1991. This collection contains 49 papers on lysimeters--instruments used extensively to provide baseline information for development, calibration, and validation of evapotranspiration methods. Topics include: the history and background of lysimetry; the design and operation of various types of electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic weighing lysimeters; drainage lysimeters; lysimeters for environmental studies; data acquisition systems; environmental requirements necessary for accurate measurement of evapotranspiration; and the development of evapotranspiration equations and cropping factors.

Download or read book Applied Hydrogeology written by C. W. Fetter and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a continued demand for well-trained and competent hydrogeologists, especially in the environmental sector. For decades, Fetter’s Applied Hydrogeology has helped prepare students to excel in careers in hydrogeology or other areas of environmental science and engineering where a strong background in hydrogeology is needed. The text’s long-standing tradition as a vital resource is further enhanced in the fifth edition by Kreamer’s added expertise. Stressing the application of mathematics to problem-solving, example problems throughout the book provide students the opportunity to gain a much deeper understanding of the material. Some important topics include the properties of aquifers, the principles of groundwater flow, water chemistry, water quality and contamination, and groundwater development and management. The addition of new case studies and end-of-chapter problems will strengthen understanding of the occurrence and movement of ground water in a variety of geological settings.

Download or read book Handbook of Soil Sciences Two Volume Set written by Pan Ming Huang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 2249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of the environment, and a source of raw materials for co

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Download or read book Human Enteric Virus Survival in Soil Following Irrigation with Sewage Plant Effluents written by Bernard P. Sagik and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ecological Processes and Cumulative Impacts Illustrated by Bottomland Hardwood Wetland EcosystemsLewis Publishers Inc written by Coastal Ecology Inst and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book is a "must-have" for anyone involved with wetland conservation, in particular bottomland hardwood forests, a habitat in which over 50% of our nation's inventory has been destroyed. Authored by recognized experts, the book thoroughly covers the ecological processes in bottomland hardwood forests and relates these processes to human activities. Chapters include original research into ecological processes, discuss impacts of human activities on flood plain ecosystems, and examine human perceptions of bottomland values and management strategies for ecosystem restoration and conservation. The book focuses on impact assessment and management, featuring local sites and ecosystems, as well as the processes in larger areas, such as watersheds and hydrological basins.

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Download or read book Forest Soils Research Theory Reality and Its Role in Technology Transfer written by Margaret Gale and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection represents a unique set of essays on the role of theory in shaping the practice of medicine across disciplinary boundaries. In the context of this volume, "theory” relates to the conceptual models, frameworks, knowledge representations, metaphors and analogies that inform the problem-solving efforts of practitioners seeking to develop novel dialogues both within and across disciplinary boundaries. Contributors to this volume include computational scientists, chemists, medical researchers, biologists and philosophers, all drawing on personal experience in their respective fields to produce a genuinely interdisciplinary range of perspectives on the common theme of theory in medical thinking and multidisciplinary research practice. * Selected and edited papers from the 10th North American Forest Soils Conference held in Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, July 20-24, 2003 * A unique spin-off from Elsevier's highly regarded journal, Forest Ecology and Management * An estimated 400 pages of the latest findings in forest soil ecology from the most prominent researchers in the field

Download or read book Soil Lysimeters for Validating Models of Wastewater Renovation by Land Application written by Iskandar Karam Iskandar and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes the construction, operation and performance of large-scale (90-cm-inside diameter and 150-cm-high) lysimeters. These lysimeters can continuously monitor soil moisture flow, soil temperature and redox potential with depth, and sample soil water and soil air with depth. The rate of soil water movement to the groundwater was continuously monitored by a rain gage and a recorder. To simulatate field conditions, an automatic spray system was developed; this system is also described in this report. The total cost of one lysimeter is approximately $650 (1975 estimate). The lysimeters are being used to validate a biophysical-chemical model of wastewater renovation by application to land. Detailed blueprints of the lysimeters are kept at CRREL and are available on request. (Author).

Download or read book Soil and Water Chemistry written by Michael E. Essington and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-10-29 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally the study of chemical principles as they relate to soil has been limited to the field of agronomics. Soil and Water Chemistry: An Integrative Approach, stands alone because it balances agricultural and environmental perspectives in its analysis of the chemical properties and processes that affect organic and inorganic soil subs