Continuous water-level monitoring in the assessment of groundwater remediation and refinement of a conceptual site model

Quinn, John J.; Johnson, Robert L.

doi:10.1002/rem.20059

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“…In fact, Quinn and Johnson (2005) suggest that the frequency of groundwater-level data collection may be as important as the total number of wells being monitored. This lack of information may simply reflect the fact that the water-table elevation history at a particular site often consists of one-time measurements made on the day of the sampling event, rather than continual measurements made over time.…”

Section: Hydrogeologic Monitoring Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater

Landmeyer

2012

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2011937578# Springer ScienceþBusiness Media B.V. 2012 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover image: # 2011 JupiterImages CorporationPrinted on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) The deeper the roots, the higher the reach To Lori, Kaylee, and Ava-May our roots always find deep water.. Preface "Nature is driven by water"Leonardo da Vinci (from Richter 1888)Groundwater is one of our most important natural resources. Groundwater provides drinking water to more than 50% of the population of the United States. This fact may not surprise a domestic-well owner, but may surprise municipal water customers who drink tap water supplied by wells. A greater percentage of the population in other countries, particularly in the developing world, relies on groundwater. Groundwater usually requires minimal treatment prior to drinking as groundwater is filtered during flow through porous sediments. Moreover, groundwater can be decades to thousands of years old and, therefore, contain precipitation that fell long before the production and release of modern-day contaminants.These facts do not imply groundwater is protected from contamination. On the contrary, groundwater resources can be more vulnerable to contamination than surface water. For example, contaminant sources may be located a short vertical distance above shallow groundwater that typically is discharged to surface water or pumped by wells after only a few years in the subsurface with correspondingly little time for contaminant cleansing to occur. Alternatively, the slow groundwater-flow rates characteristic of deep groundwater means that contamination will take more time to be discharged from aquifers. In both cases, contamination of groundwater should be avoided if at all possible. If contamination occurs, remediation of groundwater to pre-contamination conditions should be accomplished as efficiently, as quickly, and as cost effectively as possible to ensure that current and future demands on the groundwater resource can be met.Phytoremediation is one of many potential alternatives that can be used to restore contaminated groundwater. In general, phytoremediation is the use of living organisms-plantsto restore contaminated environments to less harmful levels. It is commonly accepted that plants have the potential to cleanse the air, such as taking in carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and releasing oxygen (O 2 ). But plants also have the potential to cleanse water. This is because water controls all aspects of plant survival; a glance at the waterless and plantless moon quickly confirms this statement. From seed to maturit...

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Section: Hydrogeologic Monitoring Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Quinn and Johnson (2005) examined the benefits of using automatic groundwater-level sensors at their phytoremediation site near Chicago discussed in Chap. If the goal is to understand diurnal impacts of plants on groundwater, then a short time interval is needed.…”

Section: Groundwater Levelsmentioning

confidence: 99%