2nd Edition

Practical Design Calculations for Groundwater and Soil Remediation

By Jeff Kuo Copyright 2014
    320 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

     

    Includes Illustrative Applications of Practical Design Calculations

    Written in a straightforward style and user-friendly format, Practical Design Calculations for Groundwater and Soil Remediation, Second Edition highlights the essential concepts and important aspects of major design calculations used in soil and groundwater remediation. Drawing from the author’s teaching and consulting experience, this text provides practical information that addresses the current needs of practicing engineers, scientists, and legal experts in the field.

    What’s New in This Edition:

    This latest edition covers important aspects of major design calculations as well as practical and relevant working information for groundwater and soil remediation. Realistic examples are used liberally to illustrate the applications of the design calculations. Many examples are designed to assist the readers in building the right concepts.

    The text begins with an introductory chapter; it then illustrates the engineering calculations needed during site assessment and remedial investigation. It continues with a discussion on plume migration in soil and groundwater. It then covers the mass-balance concept, reaction kinetics, and types, configurations, and sizing of reactors. The author incorporates important design calculations for commonly used in situ and ex situ soil and groundwater remediation technologies, such as soil venting, air sparging, air stripping, bioremediation, and chemical oxidation, and off-gas treatment technologies. He also presents design calculations for capture zone and optimal well spacing.

    • Includes both SI and US customary units, as well as unit conversions
    • Presents examples that directly follow the design equations
    • Provides discussion that assists engineers in building proper concepts

    Practical Design Calculations for Groundwater and Soil Remediation, Second Edition also serves as a reference or textbook for students dedicated to the study of site remediation.

    Introduction

    Background and Objectives

    Organization of the Book

    How to Use This Book

    Site Assessment and Remedial Investigation

    Introduction

    Determination of Extent of Contamination

    Soil Borings and Groundwater Monitoring Wells

    Mass of COCs Present in Different Phases

    References

    Plume Migration in Aquifer and Soil

    Introduction

    Groundwater Movement

    Groundwater Pumping

    Aquifer Tests

    Migration Velocity of the Dissolved Plume

    COC Transport in the Vadose Zone

    References

    Mass-Balance Concept and Reactor Design

    Introduction

    Mass-Balance Concept

    Chemical Kinetics

    Types of Reactors

    Sizing the Reactors

    Reactor Configurations

    Vadose Zone Soil Remediation

    Introduction

    Soil Vapor Extraction

    Soil Washing/Solvent Extraction/Soil Flushing

    Soil Bioremediation

    Bioventing

    In Situ Chemical Oxidation

    Thermal Destruction

    Low-Temperature Thermal Desorption

    Process

    References

    Groundwater Remediation

    Introduction

    Groundwater Extraction

    Activated-Carbon Adsorption

    Air Stripping

    Ex Situ Biological Treatment

    In Situ Groundwater Remediation

    Air Sparging

    Biosparging

    Metal Removal by Chemical Precipitation

    In Situ Chemical Oxidation

    Advanced Oxidation Process

    References

    VOC-Laden Air Treatment

    Introduction

    Activated-Carbon Adsorption

    Thermal Oxidation

    Catalytic Incineration

    Internal Combustion Engines

    Soil Beds/Biofilters

    References

    Index

    Biography

    Jeff (Jih-Fen) Kuo, PhD, PE worked in the environmental engineering industry for more than ten years before joining the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at California State University, Fullerton in 1995. His industrial experience in environmental engineering includes design and installation of air strippers, activated-carbon adsorbers, soil vapor extraction systems, bioremediation systems, and flare/catalytic incinerators for groundwater and soil remediation. Dr. Kuo earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from National Taiwan University, an MS in chemical engineering from the University of Wyoming, an MS in petroleum engineering, and an MS and a PhD in environmental engineering from the University of Southern California. He is a registered civil, chemical, and mechanical engineer in California.

    "This latest edition of Kuo’s book covers important aspects of major design calculations as well as providing practical and relevant working information for groundwater and soil remediation. Realistic examples are used liberally to illustrate the applications of the design calculations… a comprehensive methodological and practical manual, suitable for specialists trained in a variety of technical and educational backgrounds, for the solution of very complicated groundwater and soil remediation requiring a multidisciplinary approach. …provides practical information that addresses the current needs of practising engineers, scientists and legal experts who are employed by industry, consulting companies, law firms and regulatory agencies in the field of soil and groundwater remediation."
    Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 2015