Waste Containment and Remediation Technology

You are requested to read a book for the final lecture: Harr, Jonathan. A Civil Action. New York: Random House, 1995.

Fetter, C. W. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, 1999. An excellent reference on contaminants in ground water.

Qian, X. , R. M. Koerner, and D. H. Gray. Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design and Construction . New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2002. Comprehensive technical reference on landfills.

McBean, E. A. , F. A. Rovers, and G. J. Farquhar. Solid Waste Landfill Engineering and Design . New Jersey: Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, 1995. Although not quite as good a reference as Qian et al., 2002, this is also a good reference and a bargain in a paperback edition available from the Barnes and Noble web site.

Daniel, D. E. Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal. London: Chapman and Hall, 1993. A comprehensive reference that was the course text in past years. It is a bit out of date on remediation technologies, but still a very good reference.

LEC #: 3 · TOPICS: Contaminant Transport Mechanisms and Principles · READINGS: U.S. EPA. “Seminar Publication: Transport and Fate of Contaminants in the Subsurface.” Report Number EPA/625/4-89/019. Center for Environmental Research Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 1989. Chapter 5, (chapter 2 for optional review).

Kueper, B. H., and D. B. McWhorter. “The Behavior of Dense, Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Fractured Clay and Rock.” Ground Water 29, no. 5 (September/October 1991): 716.

Grubb, D. G., and N. Sitar. “Evaluation of Technologies for In-Situ Cleanup of DNAPL Contaminated Sites.” Report Number EPA/600/R-94/120. NTIS Number PB94-195039. R.S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, Oklahoma, August 1994. pp. 58-69.

LEC #: 10 · TOPICS: Solvent Vapor Extraction, Air Sparging, Soil Flushing · READINGS: Grubb, D. G., and N. Sitar. “Evaluation of Technologies for In-Situ Cleanup of DNAPL Contaminated Sites.” Report Number EPA/600/R-94/120. NTIS Number PB94-195039. R.S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, Oklahoma, August 1994. pp. 72-113.

LEC #: 19 · TOPICS: Landfill Hydrology · READINGS: U.S. EPA. “Design and Construction of RCRA/CERCLA Final Covers.” Report Number EPA/625/4-91/025. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1991. pp. 73-95.

LEC #: 21 · TOPICS: Compacted Soil Liners · READINGS: U.S. EPA. D"esign and Construction of RCRA/CERCLA Final Covers." Report Number EPA/625/4-91/025. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1991. pp. 1-26 and 47-63.

LEC #: 22 · TOPICS: Synthetic Clay Liners and Geomembranes · READINGS: U.S. EPA. “Seminar Publication: Requirements for Hazardous Waste Landfill Design, Construction, and Closure.” Report Number EPA/625/4-89/022. Center for Environmental Research Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cinncinnati, Ohio, August 1989. pp. 27-52.

LEC #: 23 · TOPICS: Landfill Construction QA, Monitoring, and Closure · READINGS: U.S. EPA. “Seminar Publication: Requirements for Hazardous Waste Landfill Design, Construction, and Closure.” Report Number EPA/625/4-89/022. Center for Environmental Research Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cinncinnati, Ohio. August 1989. pp. 89-125.