Soil and Water Contamination, 2nd Edition
By Marcel van der Perk
To Be Published October 1st 2013 by CRC Press – 450 pages
Description
This textbook provides an overview of transport and fate processes of environmental contamination, in such a way that the reader can both understand and predict contaminant patterns in soil, groundwater, and surface water. In contract to most existing texts, soil and water pollution are treated as integrated environmental matter from a geographical/spatial perspective at point, local, regional, and catchment scales. The spatial approach links up with recent developments and trends in environmental legislation and other integrated catchment management initiatives.
The new edition contains several re-written parts, new material on pesticides and pharmaceutical contaminants and a greater number of exercises, case studies and examples. A lecturer package with worked solutions and exams, will be made available upon adoption.
It consists of four coherent parts: 1. Introduction to soil and water contamination; 2. Source, role, and behavior of substances in soil and water; 3. Transport and fate processes of substances in soil and water; and 4. Patterns of substances in soil and water.
Intended for undergraduate and graduate students in Earth and Environmental Sciences, who understand the fundamentals of chemistry, hydrology and soil science; may also serve as a useful reference for professionals.
Reviews
…the clear structure makes searching child’s play…. I did three random searches and in no time located what I was looking for… I can think of no subject that the author has failed to address…Everywhere, the texts are compact, and you get the feeling that you are dealing with the real core of the subject.
Harry Boukes, Consultant Hydrologist, translated from Stromingen 13 (2007) number 2
I liked the approach taken in this book…to integrate soil and water contamination and not treat them as independant processes. It makes sense form a true environmental perspective that chemistry and soil science and hydrology are considered together…I can recommend this book to advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in the earth and environmental sciences…a useful refreshener to professionals.
Prof. John G. Farmer, Executive Editor, Science of the Total Environment 373 (2007) 603
Author Bio
Marcel van der Perk is Assistant Professor of Physical Geography at Utrecht University, where he specialises in soil and water quality issues and spatio-temporal environmental modelling. He teaches courses on soil and water pollution and geographical information systems. His research focuses on measurement, analysis, and modelling of transport and fate of dissolved and sediment-associated contaminants (nutrients, heavy metals, and radionuclides) in soil and water from field to river basin scales.
Name: Soil and Water Contamination, 2nd Edition (Hardback) – CRC Press
Description: By Marcel van der Perk. This textbook provides an overview of transport and fate processes of environmental contamination, in such a way that the reader can both understand and predict contaminant patterns in soil, groundwater, and surface water. In contract to most existing...
Categories: Soil Sciences, Geochemistry, Soil Science, Water Engineering, Water Science, Physical Geography, Hydrology
