3rd Edition

Principles of Hydrogeology

By Paul F. Hudak Copyright 2004
    248 Pages 105 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Principles of Hydrogeology, Third Edition presents important concepts of groundwater hydrology with a strong emphasis on problem-solving and field applications of hydrogeology. With newly added and revised content, this volume maintains a broad and current scope of topics, from the history of hydrogeology to the latest trends in managing groundwater contamination, arranged in the most compact and easy-to-use format available.

    Topics of interest include the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle; the nature of water-bearing formations; drilling boreholes and constructing monitoring wells; aquifers, well hydraulics, and aquifer tests; groundwater chemistry and flow; groundwater pollution, contaminant transport, remediation, and management. The author also provides the most current sources of hydrogeologic information, including professional societies, groundwater organizations, government agencies, industry publications, and Internet sites that provide data, software, techniques, protocols, standards, and training opportunities.

    Concise and informative, environmental regulators as well as groundwater and hydrology professionals will find Principles of Hydrogeology, Third Edition a handy and irreplaceable source for looking up definitions, tools, and equations while working on groundwater problems.

    INTRODUCTION
    Origins of Hydrogeology
    Zones of Underground Water
    Uses of Groundwater
    Conjunctive Use of Water Resources
    Groundwater and the Rock Cycle
    Hydrologic Cycle
    Hydrologic Budgets
    Converting Units
    Hydrogeologic Information

    AQUIFERS
    Aquifer Materials
    Recharge and Discharge
    Springs
    Confined and Unconfined Aquifers
    Fluid Pressure
    Capillary Fringe
    Physical Properties of Aquifers

    MONITORING WELLS
    Describing Soil and Rock Samples
    Drilling Methods
    Well Construction
    Water Depth Measurements
    Monitoring Programs

    GROUNDWATER FLOW
    Hydraulic Gradient
    Groundwater Discharge and Velocity
    Permeameters and Standpipes
    Flow Regimes
    Flow Nets

    WELL HYDRAULICS AND AQUIFER TESTS
    Cones of Depression
    Steady Flow to Wells
    Transient Flow to Wells
    Pump Test Considerations
    Recovery Tests
    One-Well Pump Tests
    Specific Capacity
    Slug Tests

    GROUNDWATER QUALITY AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT
    Solutes and Flow Systems
    Common Reactions in Water
    Sources of Groundwater Contamination
    Water Quality Standards
    Sampling Groundwater
    Specific Electrical Conductance and TDS
    Solute Transport

    MANAGING GROUNDWATER POLLUTION
    Source Control
    Natural Attenuation
    Chemical Oxidation/Reduction
    Bioremediation
    Phytoremediation
    In-Well Vapor Stripping
    Bioslurping
    Interceptor Trenches
    Flushing
    Pump and Treat
    Air Sparging
    Inclined Drilling and Horizontal Wells
    Risk-Based Corrective Action

    Answers to Selected Problems
    Symbols
    Glossary
    References
    Index

    Biography

    Paul F. Hudak

    "[This book] presents important concepts of ground water hydrology with a strong emphasis on problem solving and field applications of hydrogeology. … Concise and informative, students as well as environmental regulators, ground water and hydrology professionals alike will find the book a source for looking up definitions, tools, and equations while working on ground water problems."
    - Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Aug. 2005