Soil Pollution Processes and Dynamics
The soil is the medium through which pollutants originating from human activities, both in agriculture and industry, move from the land surfaces to groundwater. Polluting substances are subject to complex physical, chemical and biological transformations during their movement through the soil. Their...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I The Interacting Materials
- 1 The Soil as a Porous Medium
- 2 The Soil Pollutants
- II Pollutants Partitioning Among Soil Phases
- 3 Pollutants-Soil Solution Interactions
- 4 Volatilization into the Soil Atmosphere
- 5 Retention of Pollutants on and Within the Soil Solid Phase
- III Pollutant Behavior in Soils
- 6 Reversible and Irreversible Retention - Release and Bound Residues
- 7 Transformation and Metabolite Formation
- 8 Pollutants Transport in the Soil Medium
- IV Prediction and Remediation
- 9 Modeling the Fate of Pollutants in the Soil
- 10 Risks and Remedies