Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Biographies |
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Chapter 1 Introduction To Assessment And Remediation Of Contaminated Sites |
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1 | (4) |
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3 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Common Properties Of Chemicals Of Concern And Soil Matrices |
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5 | (44) |
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5 | (1) |
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2.2 Common Sources of Pollution |
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6 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Leaking Chemical Storage Tanks |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals |
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8 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Transportation of Chemicals (Tanker Trucks and Rail Cars) |
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2.2.5 One-Time and Continuous Sources of Pollution |
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2.3 Common Chemicals of Concern |
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11 | (3) |
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11 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Chlorinated Solvents |
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2.3.5 Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
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2.3.6 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances |
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2.3.8 Other Chemicals of Concern |
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2.4 Units of Concentration and Mass |
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2.4.1 Concentration and Mass of COCs in Liquid |
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15 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Concentration and Mass of COCs in Soil |
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16 | (2) |
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2.4.3 Concentration and Mass of COCs in Air |
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18 | (4) |
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2.5 Physical and Chemical Properties of COCs |
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2.5.1 Density and Specific Gravity |
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23 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Vapor Pressure and Volatility |
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24 | (3) |
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2.5.4 Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium |
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2.5.5 Solid-Liquid Equilibrium |
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32 | (5) |
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2.5.6 Solid-Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium |
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37 | (1) |
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2.6 Biodegradability of COCs |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (4) |
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2.7.1 Soil Classification |
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39 | (1) |
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2.7.2 Porosity and Void Ratio |
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40 | (1) |
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2.7.3 Degree of Saturation and Water/Moisture Content |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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2.8 Partition of COCs in Different Phases |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (1) |
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2.10 Problems and Activities |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Laws, Regulations, And Risk Assessment Relevant To Site Assessment And Remediation |
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49 | (26) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (3) |
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3.2.1 Site Assessment and NPL Listing |
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50 | (1) |
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3.2.2 RI/FS -- Site Characterization |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Remedial Design/Remedial Action |
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51 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Construction Completion and Postconstruction Completion |
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51 | (1) |
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3.2.6 NPL Deletion and Site Reuse/Redevelopment |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (5) |
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3.3.1 Non hazardous Waste |
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53 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Identification Process of Hazardous Waste |
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53 | (3) |
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3.3.4 Hazardous Waste Generators |
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56 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Hazardous Waste Transporters, Manifest, and TSDFs |
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56 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Underground Storage Tanks |
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56 | (1) |
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3.4 Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) |
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57 | (3) |
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58 | (1) |
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3.4.2 RCRA Requirements for Hazardous Waste and Groundwater |
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58 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Clean Water Act Requirements for Surface Water |
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59 | (1) |
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3.4.4 Safe Drinking Water Act Requirements for Groundwater/Surface Water |
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59 | (1) |
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3.4.5 Clean Air Act Requirements for Air |
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59 | (1) |
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3.4.6 RCRA Requirements for Air |
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60 | (1) |
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3.4.7 Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Requirements |
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60 | (1) |
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3.4.8 Other Potential ARARs |
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60 | (1) |
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3.5 Risk Assessment and Risk Management |
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3.5.1 Planning and Scoping |
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3.5.2 Hazard Identification |
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3.5.3 Dose-Response Assessment |
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3.5.4 Exposure Assessment |
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3.5.5 Risk Characterization and Beyond |
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3.7 Problems and Activities |
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Chapter 4 Site Assessment And Remedial Investigations |
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4.1 Introduction to Site Assessment and Remedial Investigation |
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75 | (11) |
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4.1.1 Environmental Site Assessments, Phase I, II, and III |
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4.1.2 Amount of Impacted Soil in the Vadose Zone |
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4.1.3 Height of the Capillary Fringe |
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4.1.4 Mass and Volume of the Free-floating Product |
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84 | (2) |
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4.2 Soil and Groundwater Sampling |
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86 | (9) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Groundwater Sampling |
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91 | (4) |
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4.3 Plume Migration in an Aquifer |
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4.3.1 Groundwater Movement |
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4.3.2 Groundwater Flow Gradient and Flow Direction |
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4.3.3 Hydraulic Conductivity vs. Intrinsic Permeability |
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4.4 Migration Velocity of the Dissolved Plume |
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4.4.1 The Advection-Dispersion Equation |
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4.4.2 Diffusivity and Dispersion Coefficient |
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107 | (4) |
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4.4.3 Retardation for Plume Migration in Groundwater |
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111 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Migration of the Dissolved Plume |
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112 | (2) |
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4.5 Retardation Factor for COC Vapor Migration in the Vadose Zone |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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4.7 Problems and Activities |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Vadose Zone Soil Remediation |
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5.2.1 Fundamental Concepts |
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122 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Excavation Calculations |
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123 | (6) |
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5.3 Soil Vapor Extraction |
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129 | (13) |
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5.3.1 Fundamental Concepts |
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129 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Design of Soil Vapor Extraction Systems |
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130 | (12) |
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5.3.3 Variations of Soil Vapor Extraction |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (9) |
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5.4.1 Fundamental Concepts |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (7) |
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5.5 In Situ Chemical Oxidation |
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151 | (6) |
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5.5.1 Fundamental Concepts |
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151 | (4) |
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5.5.2 Determining Oxidant Quantities |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (5) |
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5.6.1 Fundamental Concepts |
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157 | (2) |
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5.6.2 Design of a Soil Washing System |
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159 | (3) |
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5.7 Other Vadose Zone Remediation Strategies |
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162 | (4) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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5.7.3 Solidification/Stabilization (S/S) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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5.9 Problems and Activities |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Groundwater Remediation |
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173 | (1) |
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6.2 Groundwater Pumping for Pump-and-Treat Applications |
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173 | (10) |
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6.2.1 Groundwater Pumping and Extraction |
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173 | (6) |
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6.2.2 Capture Zone Analysis |
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179 | (4) |
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6.3 Ex situ Groundwater Treatment Technologies |
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183 | (22) |
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6.3.1 Activated Carbon Adsorption |
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183 | (12) |
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195 | (6) |
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201 | (2) |
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6.3.4 Chemical Precipitation |
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203 | (2) |
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6.4 In Situ Groundwater Remediation |
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205 | (11) |
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205 | (5) |
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6.4.2 In Situ Bioremediation |
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210 | (6) |
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6.4.3 In Situ Chemical Oxidation |
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216 | (1) |
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6.5 Monitored Natural Attenuation |
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216 | (6) |
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6.5.1 Processes in Natural Attenuation |
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217 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Designing a Monitoring Plan for Natural Attenuation |
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218 | (4) |
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222 | (1) |
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6.7 Problems and Activities |
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223 | (4) |
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227 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Off-Gas Treatment |
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229 | (18) |
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7.2 Activated Carbon Adsorption |
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229 | (6) |
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7.2.1 Adsorption Isotherm and Adsorption Capacity |
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230 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Design of GAC Adsorbers |
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232 | (3) |
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235 | (7) |
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7.3.1 Air Flow Rate versus Temperature and Pressure |
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237 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Dilution and Auxiliary Air |
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239 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Volume of the Combustion Chamber |
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239 | (3) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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7.6 Problems and Activities |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Long-Term Monitoring, Operation, And Maintenance Of Remediation Systems |
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247 | (24) |
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247 | (1) |
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8.2 Soil Vapor Extraction |
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248 | (8) |
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8.2.1 Monitoring the Removal of COC Mass through SVE |
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248 | (5) |
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8.2.2 Cost Considerations of SVE Operations |
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253 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Operation and Maintenance Checks for SVE |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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8.3 In Situ Chemical Oxidation |
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256 | (2) |
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8.4 Groundwater Pump-and-Treat |
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258 | (5) |
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8.4.1 Hydraulic Containment |
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258 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Removal of COC Mass through Groundwater Pump-and-Treat |
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259 | (2) |
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8.4.3 Monitoring for Activated Carbon Exhaustion |
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261 | (1) |
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8.4.4 Monitoring for Discharge into a Receiving Water Body |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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8.6 Monitored Natural Attenuation |
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264 | (3) |
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8.7 Monitoring for Air Emissions from Off-gas Treatment |
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267 | (1) |
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8.9 Problems and Activities |
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268 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Strategies For Sustainable Remediation Projects |
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271 | (24) |
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9.3 Typical Remedial Strategies and Combining Remedial Techniques |
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273 | (5) |
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9.3.1 Prevent the Contamination of Sensitive Receptors |
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273 | (1) |
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9.3.2 Treat the Source of Contamination |
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274 | (1) |
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9.3.3 Monitor the Achievement of Remediation Goals |
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275 | (1) |
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9.3.4 Periodically Optimize the Remedial Approach |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (4) |
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9.4.1 Capital Costs and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs |
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279 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) |
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279 | (3) |
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9.5 Environmental Justice |
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282 | (1) |
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9.6 Sustainable Remediation |
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283 | (7) |
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283 | (2) |
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9.6.2 Sustainability in Remediation Projects |
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285 | (5) |
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290 | (1) |
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9.8 Problems and Activities |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (3) |
Index |
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