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Book Tracing the Sources and Fate of Contaminants in Agroecosystems

Download or read book Tracing the Sources and Fate of Contaminants in Agroecosystems written by Joseph Adu-Gyamfi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Compound specific Stable Isotope Analysis

Download or read book Compound specific Stable Isotope Analysis written by Maik A Jochmann and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of Compound-specific Stable Isotope Analysis (CSIA) is increasing in many areas of science and technology for source allocation, authentication, and characterization of transformation reactions. Until now, there have been no textbooks available for students with an analytical chemical background or basic introductory books emphasising the instrumentation and theory. This book is the first to focus solely on stable isotope analysis of individual compounds in sometimes complex mixtures. It acts as both a lecture companion for students and a consultant for advanced scientists in fields including forensic and environmental science. The book starts with a brief history of the field before going on to explain stable isotopes from scratch. The different ways to express isotope abundances are introduced together with isotope effects and isotopic fractionation. A detailed account of the required technical equipment and general procedures for CSIA is provided. This includes sections on derivatization and the use of microextraction techniques in GC-IRMS. The very important topic of referencing and calibration in CSIA is clearly described. This differs from approaches used in quantitative analysis and is often difficult for the newcomer to comprehend. Examples of successful applications of CSIA in food authenticity, forensics, archaeology, doping control, environmental science, and extraterrestrial materials are included. Applications in isotope data treatment and presentation are also discussed and emphasis is placed on the general conclusions that can be drawn from the uses of CSIA. Further instrumental developments in the field are highlighted and selected experiments are introduced that may act as a basis for a short practical course at graduate level.

Book Compound specific Isotope Analysis to Delineate the Sources and Fate of Organic Contaminants in Complex Aquifer Systems

Download or read book Compound specific Isotope Analysis to Delineate the Sources and Fate of Organic Contaminants in Complex Aquifer Systems written by Michaela Blessing and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Use of Stable Isotopoe Analyses to Assess Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes in Groundwater

Download or read book Use of Stable Isotopoe Analyses to Assess Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes in Groundwater written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chlorinated ethenes are among the most frequently detected groundwater contaminants in industrially developed countries. Although their degradation pathways have been understood, assessing the progress of natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes still remains a challenge. This thesis explored the possibilities and limits of the use of compound-specific stable isotope analysis as a field investigation tool to document and to quantify the progress of natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes. The thesis focused particularly on the fate of reductive dechlorination intermediates such as cis-dichloroethene (cDCE) and vinyl chloride (VC) as the success of natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes depends principally on the fate of these compounds. Two field investigations were carried out to demonstrate the use of stable isotope analysis to characterize the progress of natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes. One site was characterized as a complex hydrological and geochemical system at the groundwater-surface water interface where a tetrachloroethene- (PCE) plume discharged through the streambed. Another site was located under relatively stable hydrological conditions and characterized by a 2-km long plume of chlorinated ethenes. Laboratory studies evaluated the use of combined carbon and chlorine isotope analysis to distinguish different degradation pathways of cDCE and VC, and the same approach was employed at a field site to determine the fate of cDCE. Numerical studies evaluated the field applicability of isotope-based quantification, according to the Rayleigh isotope fractionation model, to estimate the extent of degradation and the first-order reaction rate under various flow conditions. In addition, a scheme to quantify the reductive dechlorination rates of chlorinated ethenes based on field concentration and isotope data at one of the field sites was proposed and evaluated with a series of 3D analytical solutions to accommodate sequential reactions. The stu.

Book Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites

Download or read book Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites written by Suzanne Lesage and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1992-08-13 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference describes investigations of the fate of toxic chemicals emanating from hazardous waste sites and contaminating groundwater, discussing the hydrogeochemistry at US, Canadian, Australian, and German sites to reflect the different approaches used around the world.;Written by over 30 international experts in the field, Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites: presents case histories spanning 30 years of activities by the United States Geological Survey's Organics in Water project, including studies of pesticide, munition, and wood preservative residues contaminating groundwater; outlines the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SW-846 methods of analysis for groundwater samples taken at hazardous waste sites; details the analytical requirements for qualitative surveys, regulatory compliance, and research programs; examines the use of statistics at site investigations and waste disposal facilities as well as data interpretation techniques such as multivariate plots; covers the application of a portable gas chromatograph in studying a vapor-phase plume of trichloroethylene, giving tips about problems that may lead to variability in the data; and explores dense nonaqueous-phase liquid dissolution using Raoult's law, biotransformation of the dissolved constituents, and their sorption to aquifer materials.;Extensively illustrated with more than 250 figures, tables, and display equations, Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites is a practical tool for pollution control and environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, analytical chemists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

Book Treatise on geochemistry  9  Environmental geochemistry

Download or read book Treatise on geochemistry 9 Environmental geochemistry written by Barbara Sherwood Lollar and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Isotopic Applications to Contaminant Hydrogeology

Download or read book Isotopic Applications to Contaminant Hydrogeology written by Helen Stephanie Dempster and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Compound Specific Isotope Analysis  13C  37Cl  2H  to Trace Induced Attenuation of Chlorinated Organic Contaminants in Groundwater

Download or read book Compound Specific Isotope Analysis 13C 37Cl 2H to Trace Induced Attenuation of Chlorinated Organic Contaminants in Groundwater written by Carme Audí Miró and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El chloroform (CF), el tetracloroetè (PCE) i el tricloretè (TCE) són hidrocarburs clor-alifàtics densos usats extensament com a solvents industrials. Aquests compostos s'han alliberat al medi degut a un tractament inadequat dels seus residus. En aquesta tesi, l'efecte d'una barrera permeable reactiva de ferro zero valent (BPR-FZV) instal·lada en un emplaçament contaminat majoritàriament amb PCE, TCE i cis-dicloretè (cis-DCE, subproducte de TCE) ha estat avaluada. A més a més, s'ha proposat i desenvolupat una nova estratègia per a degradar el CF, el qual és un compost recalcitrant, consistent en la inducció de la hidròlisi alcalina del CF mitjançant residus de construcció basats en formigó. L'ànàlisi isotòpic de compost específic (AICE) és una eina valuosa per al monitoreig d'un sistema de tractament medi ambiental, basant-se en el fraccionament isotòpic d'un element durant les reaccions de transformació. L'objectiu general d'aquesta tesi és l'ús de l'anàlisi isotòpic de compost específic de 13C, 37Cl i 2H com una eina per a controlar els dos processos d'atenuació 1) la degradació dels eten-clorats mitjançant una BPR-FZV instal·lada en el camp; i, 2) la nova tècnica de remediació de CF proposada basada en l'ús de residus reciclats de la construcció per tal d'induir la hidròlisi alcalina del CF. En general, mitjançant la combinació dels isòtops de C, Cl i H, aquesta tesi aporta noves eines per discriminar la degradació dels compostos organoclorats d'estudi mitjançant FZV, respecte la biodegradació en el camp, així com també per a identificar fonts de contaminació d'origen industrial o de productes formats, entre d'altres aportacions. A més a més, el nou mètode proposat per a degradar el CF basat en la seva hidròlisi alcalina mitjançant l'ús de residus de construcció reciclats ha demostrat ser eficient en la degradació d'aquest contaminant, així com també, mitjançant l'ús de isòtops de carboni, ha demostrat funcionar en experiments pilot monitorejats a escala de camp.

Book Investigation of Stable Carbon Compound Specific Isotope Analysis to Monitor and Quantify the Biodegradation Fo Chlorinated Ethenes in Groundwater Systems

Download or read book Investigation of Stable Carbon Compound Specific Isotope Analysis to Monitor and Quantify the Biodegradation Fo Chlorinated Ethenes in Groundwater Systems written by Penny Lea Morrill and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Tracers

Download or read book Environmental Tracers written by Trevor Elliot and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Environmental Tracers" that was published in Water

Book Organic Contaminants in Riverine and Groundwater Systems

Download or read book Organic Contaminants in Riverine and Groundwater Systems written by Jan Schwarzbauer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-04 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews a selection of organic-geochemical investigations, dealing with the characterization and environmental behaviour of organic contaminations of German river and groundwater systems. Topics include comprehensive non-target screening as well as isotope analysis of contaminants in water and sediments, detailed characterisation of bound residues, recording riverine pollution histories and an extensive application of the anthropogenic marker approach.

Book Constraining the Fate of Chlorinated Ethenes in Groundwater Systems Using Stable Carbon Compound Specific Isotope Analysis  microform

Download or read book Constraining the Fate of Chlorinated Ethenes in Groundwater Systems Using Stable Carbon Compound Specific Isotope Analysis microform written by Gregory Franklin Slater and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 2001 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Compound Specific Stable Isotope Analysis

Download or read book Compound Specific Stable Isotope Analysis written by Safdar Bashir and published by Sudwestdeutscher Verlag Fur Hochschulschriften AG. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most promising tools for both characterizing contaminant sources and monitoring in situ degradation of organic contaminants in aquifers is compound-specific stable isotope analysis, in which the stable isotope ratios of one or more elements in a given compound are measured in order to investigate the transformation processes at work.The objective of this book was to validate the application of carbon-compound specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) and enantiomer specific stable isotope analysis (ESIA) to characterize biotic and abiotic transformation of Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in situ. Additionally, to prove that CSIA in combination with enantiomer-selective degradation of -HCH can be applied as an effective and reliable tool for monitoring natural attenuation of HCH. The variability in enrichment factors observed for enantiomers during biotic investigation showed the preferential reactivity of enzymes for one enantiomer over the other which is not observed in abiotic studies. Thus CSIA combined with ESIA and enantiomer fractions (EF) can help to distinguish biotic and abiotic reactions taking place in situ."

Book Organic Contaminants in Riverine and Groundwater Systems

Download or read book Organic Contaminants in Riverine and Groundwater Systems written by Jan Schwarzbauer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews a selection of organic-geochemical investigations, dealing with the characterization and environmental behaviour of organic contaminations of German river and groundwater systems. Topics include comprehensive non-target screening as well as isotope analysis of contaminants in water and sediments, detailed characterisation of bound residues, recording riverine pollution histories and an extensive application of the anthropogenic marker approach.

Book Environmental Investigation and Remediation

Download or read book Environmental Investigation and Remediation written by Thomas K.G. Mohr and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with updated information, equations, tables, figures, and citations, Environmental Investigation and Remediation: 1,4-Dioxane and Other Solvent Stabilizers, Second Edition provides the full range of information on 1,4-dioxane. It offers passive and active remediation strategies and treatment technologies for 1,4-dioxane in groundwater and provides the technical resources to help readers choose the best methods for their particular situation. This new edition includes all new information on remediation costs and reflects the latest research in the field. It includes new practical case studies to illustrate the concepts presented, including 1,4-dioxane occurrence in Long Island and the Cape Fear watershed in North Carolina. Features: Fully updated throughout to reflect the most recent research on 1,4-dioxane Describes the nature and extent of 1,4-dioxane releases, their regulation, and their remediation in a variety of geologic settings Examines 1,4-dioxane analytical chemistry, its many industrial uses, and 1,4-dioxane occurrence as a byproduct in production of many products Provides ample site data for recent and relevant remediation case studies, and a review of the widely varying regulatory landscape for 1,4-dioxane cleanup levels and drinking water limits Discusses the importance of accounting for contaminant archeology in investigating contaminated sites, and leveraging solvent stabilizers in forensic investigations While written primarily for practicing professionals, such as environmental consultants and attorneys, water utility engineers, and laboratory managers, the book will also appeal to researchers and academics as well. This new edition serves as a highly useful reference on the occurrence, sampling and analysis, and remedial investigation and design for 1,4-dioxane and related contaminants.