Groundwater Contamination

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R12
Title Page 1-2
Overview and Recommendations 3-20
I. Background 21-22
1. The Extent of Groundwater Contamination in the United States 23-34
II. Processes 35-36
2. Movement of Contaminants in Groundwater: Groundwater Transport -- Advection and Dispersion 37-45
3. Contaminants in Groundwater: Chemical Processes 46-64
III. Methods of Waste Disposal 65-66
4. Shallow Land Burial of Municipal Wastes 67-77
5. Deep Burial of Toxic Wastes 78-90
IV. Examples 91-92
6. Groundwater Contamination and Aquifer Reclamation at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado 93-103
7. Geologic Problems at Low-Level Radioactive Waste-Disposal Sites 104-108
8. Groundwater Flow Modeling Study of the Love Canal Area, New York 109-119
9. Nonpoint Contamination of Groundwater on Long Island, New York 120-126
10. Hydrogeochemical Studies at a Landfill in Delaware 127-138
11. Assessment of the Potential for Radionuclide Migration from a Nuclear Explosion Cavity 139-146
12. Groundwater Restoration with In Situ Uranium Leach Mining 147-156
V. Institutional Aspects 157-158
13. Selected Variables Affecting the Choice between Federal and State Regulatory Responsibilty: Groundwater Quality as an Illustrative Case 159-165
14. Risk Assessment for the Prevention of Groundwater Contamination 166-180

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Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R12

Title Page 1-2

Overview and Recommendations 3-20

I. Background 21-22

1. The Extent of Groundwater Contamination in the United States 23-34

II. Processes 35-36

2. Movement of Contaminants in Groundwater: Groundwater Transport -- Advection and Dispersion 37-45

3. Contaminants in Groundwater: Chemical Processes 46-64

III. Methods of Waste Disposal 65-66

4. Shallow Land Burial of Municipal Wastes 67-77

5. Deep Burial of Toxic Wastes 78-90

IV. Examples 91-92

6. Groundwater Contamination and Aquifer Reclamation at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado 93-103

7. Geologic Problems at Low-Level Radioactive Waste-Disposal Sites 104-108

8. Groundwater Flow Modeling Study of the Love Canal Area, New York 109-119

9. Nonpoint Contamination of Groundwater on Long Island, New York 120-126

10. Hydrogeochemical Studies at a Landfill in Delaware 127-138

11. Assessment of the Potential for Radionuclide Migration from a Nuclear Explosion Cavity 139-146

12. Groundwater Restoration with In Situ Uranium Leach Mining 147-156

V. Institutional Aspects 157-158

13. Selected Variables Affecting the Choice between Federal and State Regulatory Responsibilty: Groundwater Quality as an Illustrative Case 159-165

14. Risk Assessment for the Prevention of Groundwater Contamination 166-180