Migration and Fate of Pollutants in Soils and Subsoils: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Migration and Fate of Pollutants in Soils and Subsoils Held at Maratea, Italy, from May 24 to June 5, 1992

Experts in soil and environmental sciences as well as in the theory of wave propagation and numerical modelling methods provide a comprehensive account of different aspects of pollutant migration in soils, aquifers and other geological formations. Emphasis is laid on the analysis of contributing phenomena and their interactions, modelling and the practical use of such knowledge and models for guidance in disposal operations, preventive measures to minimize ecological damage, the prediction of consequences of seepage, and the design of remedial actions. Topics covered include the chemical behaviour of soils, sorption and retardation, biochemistry of pollutants, ion exchange and kinetics of reactions in soils, measurement of adsorption and desorption, multiphase hydrodynamics, multicomponent wave theory and the coherence concept, nonlinear wave propagation in geological formations, multiphase convective transport, diffusion and fast reaction, modelling pollutant transport, numerical methods, dispersion of contaminants from landfills, risk analysis, water reuse and the radioactive soil contamination at Chernobyl.