Basic concepts of contaminant sorption. Summary paper

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6727469

The Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory (RSKERL) has developed a number of issue papers and briefing documents which are designed to exchange up-to-date information related to the remediation of contaminated soil and ground water at hazardous waste sites. In an attempt to make the content of these documents available to a wider audience, RSKERL is developing a series of summary papers which are condensed versions of the original documents. Understanding the processes which dictate transport and fate characteristics of contaminants in soil and ground water is of paramount importance in designing and implementing remediation systems at hazardous waste sites. Sorption is often the most significant of these processes. The summary paper addresses the basic concepts of sorption in soil and ground water with an emphasis on organic contaminants having the characteristics of those often found at existing hazardous waste sites.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, OK (United States). Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6727469
• Report Number(s): PB-93-146835/XAB; EPA--540/S-92/016
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ADSORPTION
CHEMISTRY
CONTAMINATION
DESIGN
DESORPTION
DOCUMENTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION NEEDS
LAND POLLUTION
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOIL CHEMISTRY
SORPTION
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER POLLUTION