TY - BOOK AU - Sharma,Hari D. AU - Reddy,Krishna R. TI - Geoenvironmental engineering: site remediation, waste containment, and emerging waste management technologies SN - 0471215996 AV - TD171.9 .S53 2004 U1 - 628.5 22 PY - 2004///] CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Environmental geotechnology KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Sanitary landfills N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. I; Basic principles --; 1; Introduction --; 2; Relevant environmental laws and regulations --; 3; Chemical background --; 4; Composition of soils --; 5; Soil properties --; 6; Geochemistry background --; 7; Groundwater flow --; 8; Contaminant transport and fate --; Pt. II; Remediation technologies --; 9; Subsurface contamination : sources, contaminants, regulations, and remedial approach --; 10; Contaminated site characterization --; 11; Risk assessment and remedial strategy --; 12; In-situ waste containment --; 13; Soil remediation technologies --; 14; Groundwater remediation technologies --; Pt. III; Landfills and surface impoundments --; 15; Sources and characteristics of wastes --; 16; Landfill regulations, siting, and configurations --; 17; Waste containment liner systems --; 18; Leachate collection and removal systems and liner design --; 19; Final cover systems --; 20; Gas generation and management --; 21; Groundwater monitoring --; 22; Surface impoundments --; Pt. IV; Emerging technologies --; 23; Beneficial use of waste materials : recycling --; 24; End uses of closed landfills --; 25; Bioreactor landfills --; 26; Subaquatic sediment waste : in-situ capping N2 - "Geoenvironmental Engineering covers the application of basic geological and hydrological science, including soil and rock mechanics and groundwater hydrology, to any number of different environmental problems.; ; * Includes end-of-chapter summaries, design examples and worked-out numerical problems, and problem questions.; ; * Offers thorough coverage of the role of geotechnical engineering in a wide variety of environmental issues.; ; * Addresses such issues as remediation of in-situ hazardous waste, the monitoring and control of groundwater pollution, and the creation and management of landfills and other above-ground and in-situ waste containment systems."--Publisher description UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley047/2004007135.html ER -