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Development of a Model for Predicting the Volatilization Flux from Unsaturated Soil Contaminated by Volatile Chemical Substances
This work developed a model for predicting the volatilization flux from the unsaturated soil contaminated by volatile chemical substances (VCSs) such...
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Assessment of petroleum contamination in soil, water, and atmosphere: a comprehensive review
In recent decades, the discovery, extraction, and export of petroleum have significantly strengthened the economy. However, the processes of...
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Comparing the Efficiency of Oxidation, Sparging, Surfactant Flushing, and Thermal Treatment at Different Scales (Batch, Column, Metric Pilot)
Several remediation techniques are available to treat source zones with Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs). Despite hundreds of treated sites, it is...
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The Influence of Oil Pollutants on the Mechanical Properties of Clayey Sand
Oil pollutants affect the mechanical properties of soils differently. The effect of the kind of oil pollutants on the geotechnical characteristics of...
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Microbial exopolymeric substances and biosurfactants as ‘bioavailability enhancers’ for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegradation
Bacterial cells dwelling in the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) contaminated ecosystem occur as an eco-community or biofilms having...
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Using a multi-method approach based on soil radon deficit, resistivity, and induced polarization measurements to monitor non-aqueous phase liquid contamination in two study areas in Italy and India
Geochemical and geophysical surveys employing radon deficit, resistivity, and induced polarization (IP) measurements were undertaken on soil...
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Volatilization process of toluene from contaminated soil under consideration of co-existence of pore water
The volatilization process of contaminants has been shown to play an important role in remediation of VOC-contaminated soils. The aim of this paper...
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p-Nitrophenol contaminated soil remediation in a spray-type coaxial cylindrical dielectric barrier discharge plasma system
In the present work, plasma remediation of p-nitrophenol (PNP) contaminated soil was performed in a novel spray-type coaxial cylindrical dielectric...
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Persulfate in Remediation of Soil and Groundwater Contaminated by Organic Compounds
The use of persulfate for the abatement of a wide variety of organic pollutants in soil and groundwater has proved to be an efficient technology in...
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Stabilization and solidification of oil-polluted soils using secondary stabilizers and industrial wastes
Stabilization and solidification (S/S) using cement and lime is a common remediation method for oil-polluted soils. Secondary stabilizers and...
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Electrochemical Technologies for Petroleum Contaminated Soils
The fundamental principles of electrochemical transport and transformations applied to electrokinetic processing of oil contaminated saturated clays...
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Importance of Soil Properties and Processes on Bioavailability of Organic Compounds
Soil properties and processes play an important role in determining the availability of organic contaminants to environmental receptors. In this...
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Urban Soil Remediation
The high incidence of contamination and other forms of degradation of urban soils means that soil remediation is an important issue in cities. In...
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Contaminant Mobilization from Polluted Soils: Behavior and Reuse of Leaching Solutions
Soil and water contamination by toxic elements or molecules cause risks of chemical pollutions. These pollutions can heavily affect resources and...
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An iterative updating heuristic search strategy for groundwater contamination source identification based on an ACPSO–ELM surrogate system
The simulation-random statistics (SRS) method is one of the effective approaches to solving groundwater contamination source identification (GCSI)...
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Solubility and reactivity of surfactant-enhanced alkaline hydrolysis of organophosphorus pesticide DNAPL
The study presented in this paper evaluated the effectiveness of surfactants in enhancing mass removal of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) from...
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An empirical model for the evaluation of the dissolution rate from a DNAPL-contaminated area
This paper investigates dynamic variation in the morphologic distribution of dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs), which take into account the...
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Composting Practices for the Remediation of Matrices Contaminated by Recalcitrant Organic Pollutants
Composting has been known since ancient times. Nowadays this process is widely used for stabilization of biodegradable wastes and preparation of...
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Benzene homologues contaminants in a former herbicide factory site: distribution, attenuation, risk, and remediation implication
Benzene homologues often used as organic raw materials or as detergents in chemical industry are prone to accidental release into the environment...
