Title Hazardous materials in the hydrologic environment : the role of research by the U.S. Geological Survey / Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press., 1996

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Description 1 online resource (x, 109 pages) : illustrations Contents Hazardous Materials in the Hydrologic Environment: The Role of Research by the U.S. Geological Survey -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of the Federal Effort in Hazardous Material Regulation and Remediation -- LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND -- THE EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH IN HYDROLOGY -- OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT USGS PROGRAMS -- COMPARISON OF USGS HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH TO THAT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS -- FROM PROCESS DISCOVERY TO APPLICATION: THE ROLE OF THE USGS 3 Characterization: Processes and Methods for Improving Understanding THE NEED -- STATE-OF-THE-ART OF CHARACTERIZATION -- Constituents -- Processes -- Subsurface Processes -- Surface Processes -- Characterization Methods -- CRITICAL AREAS OF RESEARCH -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS -- 4 Remediation -- INTRODUCTION -- STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE FIELD -- CRITICAL AREAS FOR RESEARCH -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS -- 5 Mathematical Models and Decision Support -- PREDICTIVE FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELS -- Saturated Flow in Porous Media Unsaturated Flow in Porous MediaMultiphase Flow in Porous Media -- Advection and Dispersion -- Radioactive Decay, Biological Processes, and Multiphase Interactions -- Coupled Flow Processes -- Flow and Transport in Fractured Media -- Issues in Flow and Transport Modeling at the USGS -- DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- Existing and Potential USGS Initiatives -- OPTIMIZATION AND DECISION ANALYSIS -- DECISION SUPPORT IN THE USGS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SCIENCE PROGRAM -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE USGS IN MODELING -- 6 Conclusions -- OVERALL PROGRAM FRAMEWORK ""USGS COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES""""SOME CRITICAL ISSUES""; ""EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES""; ""ISSUES IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION""; ""References""; ""Appendix A U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division Plan for Hazardous Materials Science ""; ""INTERRELATIONSHIP OF PROGRAMS""; ""Activities�Research and Methods Development""; ""Activities�Site-specific Investigations""; ""Program Development and Interaction""; ""CORE HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process"" ""USGS TOXIC SUBSTANCES HYDROLOGY PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION HYDROLOGY PROGRAM�PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS""; ""Origin""; ""Plans for Program Development""; ""Decision-making Process""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members "" Notes Support for this project was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey under Grant No. 1434-93-A-0982 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Geological Survey (U.S.). Water Resources Division -- Research SUBJECT Geological Survey (U.S.). Water Resources Division fast Subject Hazardous substances -- Environmental aspects -- Research Soil pollution -- Research Water -- Pollution -- Research. Hydrology -- Research. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control. Hydrology -- Research Research Soil pollution -- Research Water -- Pollution -- Research Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research. National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board. National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources. ISBN 0309573335 9780309573337

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