Pollutants in Porous Media The Unsaturated Zone Between Soil Surface
The unsaturated zone is the medium through which pollutants move from the soil surface to groundwater. Polluting substances are subjected to complex physical, chemical and biological transformations while moving through the unsaturated zone and their disp
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Volume 47
Pollutants in Porous Media The Unsaturated Zone Between Soil Surface and Groundwater
Edited by B. Yaron G. Dagan J. Goldshmid
With 119 Figures
Springer-¥erlag Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo 1984
B. YARON Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center Institute of Soils and Water Bet-Dagan, Israel G.DAGAN
Faculty of Engineering, University of Tel-Aviv Tel-Aviv, Israel J. GOLDSHMID Environmental Engineering and Design Corporation Tel-Aviv, Israel
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-69587-2
e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-69585-8
DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-69585-8 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Main entry under title: Pollutants in porous media. (Ecological studies; v. 47). Papers presented at an international workshop organized by the Institute of Soils and Water of the Israeli Agricultural Organization, and held in Mar. 1983 at Bet-Dagan. Israel. I. Water. Underground - Pollution - Congresses. 2. Soil absorption and adsorption - Congresses. 3. Water - Analysis - Congresses. I. Yaron, B. (Bruno), 1929-. II. Dagan, G. (Gedeon), 1932-. III. Goldshmid. J. (Jhuda), 1931-. IV. Makhon le-kara' u-mayim (Israel). V. Title: Unsaturated zone between soil surface and groundwater. VI. Series. TD426.P65. 1984. 628.5"5. 84-1255. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to "Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort", Munich.
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Preface
The unsaturated zone is the medium through which pollutants move from the soil surface to groundwater. Polluting substances are subjected to complex physical, chemical and biological transformations while moving through the unsaturated zone and their displacement depends on the transport properties of the water-airporous medium system. Pollution caused by human activities, agriculture, and industry, has brought about a growing interest in the role of the unsaturated zone in groundwater pollution. Due to the complexity and the multidisciplinary nature of the subject, it is being investigated by specialists from various scientific disciplines, such as soil physicists, chemists, biologists, and environmental engineers. This state of affairs has motivated the initiative taken by the Water Quality Commissions of IUPAC (the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) and IAHS (the International Association of Hydrological
