Butterworth-Heinemann Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater: Materials, Processes, and Assessment

Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater: Materials, Processes, and Assessment provides the remediation tools and techniques necessary for simultaneously saving time and money and maximizing environmental, social and economic benefits. The book integrates green materials, cleaner processes, and sustainability assessment methods for planning, designing and implementing a more effective remediation process for both soil and groundwater projects. With this book in hand, engineers will find a valuable guide to greener remediation materials that render smaller environmental footprint, cleaner processes that minimize secondary environmental impact, and sustainability assessment methods that can be used to guide the development of materials and processes. Addresses materials, processes, and assessment needs for implementing a successful sustainable remediation process Provides an integrated approach for the unitization of various green technologies, such as green materials, cleaner processes and sustainability assessment Includes case studies based on full-scale commercial soil and groundwater remediation projects Review An essential reference for researchers and practitioners that integrates green materials, cleaner processes, and sustainability assessment methods From the Back Cover The ultimate goal of any remediation systems is to protect the environment from contaminants. If poorly selected, designed and implemented, some remediation activities may pose a greater danger to the environment than the contamination to be removed. Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater provides the remediation tools and techniques for saving time and money while maximizing environmental, social and economic benefits for all stakeholders. Sustainable Remediation is the site-specific employment of methods and technologies to make environmental clean-up more efficient and cost effective. Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater integrates green materials, cleaner process, and sustainability assessment methods for planning, designing, and implementing a more effective remediation process for both soil and groundwater projects. With this book in hand, engineers will find a valuable guide to: greener remediation materials which render smaller environmental footprint, cleaner processes which minimize secondary environmental impact, and sustainability assessment methods which can be used to guide the development of such materials and processes, as well as illustrating sustainability case studies. About the Author Dr. Deyi Hou is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean in the School of Environment at Tsinghua University. He has published 47 journal papers in prestigious journals such as Nature Climate Change and Environmental Science and Technology.