Groundwater Contamination and Control Book

	Preface
	Contributors
I	Fundamentals, Scope, and Issues	1
1	Groundwater as Part of the Water System	5
2	Major Sources of Groundwater Contamination: Assessing the Extent of Point and Nonpoint Contamination in a Shallow Aquifer System	21
3	Behavior of Natural and Anthropogenic Contaminants in Groundwater	37
4	Biodegradation Processes in Groundwater and Related Subsurface Systems	57
5	The Health Dimension of Groundwater Contamination	71
6	Groundwater Quality: Criteria and Standards	87
II	Sources and Types of Groundwater Contamination	97
7	Salt-Water Intrusion into Groundwater Systems	101
8	Groundwater Contamination Originated in Air Pollution/Atmospheric Precipitation	131
9	Contaminated Sediments as Carriers and Sources of Groundwater Pollution	153
10	Landfill Leachates and Groundwater Contamination	169
11	Groundwater Contamination by Sewage Irrigation	189
12	Groundwater Contamination by Septic Tanks	203
13	Groundwater Contamination by Oil Fields and Refinery Industries	209
14	Inorganic Contaminants in Groundwater/Aquifers	221
15	Importance of Soil Chemistry to the Contamination of Groundwater by Metals	241
16	Groundwater Contamination by Organic Pollutants	257
17	Groundwater Contamination by Surfactants	273
18	Agricultural Pesticides and Groundwater	293
19	Groundwater Contamination by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Case Study of a Coal Tar-Contaminated Site	315
20	Chlorinated Organic Substances in Groundwater	337
21	Migration of Oil and Petroleum Pollutants in Soils and Groundwater	355
22	Wastewater Treatment and Groundwater Contamination	377
23	Chemical and Microbial Indicators of Contamination in Groundwater	391
24	Groundwater Contamination from Injection Wells and Pipelines	399
25	Microorganisms and Viruses in Groundwater	425
26	Radionuclide Contamination in Groundwater: Is There a Problem?	437
27	Contamination and Control of Groundwater in Aquifer Recharge	457
III	Analysis and Monitoring of Contamination in Groundwater	477
28	Major Chemical Parameters in Groundwater Control	479
29	Chemical Methods for Groundwater Analysis and Control	497
30	Monitoring of Groundwater Contaminants	529
31	Predicting Groundwater Contamination with Mathematical Models	547
32	The Application of Expert Systems to Groundwater Contamination Protection, Assessment, and Remediation	567
IV	Remediation and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Groundwater	585
33	Treatment of Nitrate-Contaminated Groundwater for Drinking Purposes	587
34	Some Aspects of Groundwater Rehabilitation	607
35	Restoration of Petroleum- and Solvent-Contaminated Aquifers: General and Specific Considerations	627
V	The Challenge	643
36	Regulation Related to Groundwater Contamination: The Draft Groundwater Disinfection Rule	645
37	Geopolitical Aspects of Shared Aquifers: A Case Study of a Conflict	661
38	Sustainable, Long-Range Rational Management of Groundwater Resources	675
	Index	697