Reactivity and Transport of Heavy Metals in Soils
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Book Description
The fate of heavy metal particles in the environment is important because they tend to be reactive, mobile, and highly toxic. Reactivity and Transport of Heavy Metals in Soils examines the sometimes complex interactions that occur between metals and the soil they occupy. It discusses basic kinetic concepts and covers the predictability and consequences of metal-soil interactions.
This practical guide presents and explains heavy metal issues crucial to hazardous waste site cleanup, including:
Table of Contents
Introduction
Overview
Equilibrium Retention Models
General Isotherm Equations
Asymptotic Behavior
Methods of Obtaining and Analyzing Kinetic Data
Basic Kinetic Concepts
Types of Reactions in Soil Environments
Methods of Obtaining Kinetic Data
Data Analysis Methods
Effects of Experimental Variables on Rate Functions
Column Transport Methods
Kinetic Retention Approaches
Single-Reaction Models
Multiple-Reaction Models
Sensitivity Analysis
Applications
Transport
Continuity Equation
Transport Mechanism
Steady-State Flow
Boundary and Initial Conditions
Exact Solutions
Estimation of D
Other Exact Solutions
Nonlinear Retention and Transport
Numerical Solution
Sensitivity Analysis
Applications
A Second-Order Two-Site Transport Model
Second-Order Kinetics
Transport Model
Sensitivity Analysis
Kinetics
Transport
Applications
Estimation of Smax and F