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Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling [Hardcover]

Chunmiao Zheng (Author), Gordon D. Bennett (Author)
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February 5, 2002 0471384771 978-0471384779 2
The challenges facing groundwater scientists and engineers today demand expertise in a wide variety of disciplines–geology, hydraulics, geochemistry, geophysics, and biology. As the number of the subdisciplines has increased and as each has become more complex and quantitative, the problem of integrating their concepts and contributions into a coherent overall interpretation has become progressively more difficult. To an increasing degree transport simulation has emerged as an answer to this problem, and the transport model has become a vehicle for integrating the vast amount of field data from a variety of sources and for understanding the relationship of various physical, chemical, and biological processes.

Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling is the first resource designed to provide coverage of the discipline’s basic principles, including the theories behind solute transport in groundwater, common numerical techniques for solving transport equations, and step-by-step guidance on the development and use of field-scale modeling.  The Second Edition incorporates recent advances in contaminant transport theory and simulation techniques, adding the following to the original text:

-An expanded discussion of the role of aquifer heterogeneity in controlling solute transport
-A new section on the dual-domain mass transfer approach as an alternative to the classical advection-dispersion model
-Additional chemical processes and reactions in the discussion of reactive transport
-A discussion of the TVD (total-variation-diminishing) approach to transport solution
-An entirely new Part III containing two chapters on simulation of flow and transport under variable water density and under variable saturation, respectively, and a third chapter on the use of the simulation-optimization approach in remediation system design

Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling, Second Edition remains the premier reference for practicing hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, engineers, and graduate students in the field. In 1998, in recognition of their work on the first edition, the authors were honored with the John Hem Excellence in Science and Engineering Award of the National Ground Water Association


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"Introduces theory...then applies...to practical contaminant transport problems." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)

"...well-written, lucid, well-structured, informative, thorough, and above all provides a good balance between theoretical rigor and practical model application...a must for a hydrogeologist's and transport specialist's bookshelf..." (Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 32, July-August 2003)

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An authoritative treatment of contaminant transport modeling now significantly revised and expanded

The challenges facing groundwater scientists and engineers today demand expertise in a wide variety of disciplines–geology, hydraulics, geochemistry, geophysics, and biology. As the number of the subdisciplines has increased and as each has become more complex and quantitative, the problem of integrating their concepts and contributions into a coherent overall interpretation has become progressively more difficult. To an increasing degree transport simulation has emerged as an answer to this problem, and the transport model has become a vehicle for integrating the vast amount of field data from a variety of sources and for understanding the relationship of various physical, chemical, and biological processes.

Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling is the first resource designed to provide coverage of the discipline’s basic principles, including the theories behind solute transport in groundwater, common numerical techniques for solving transport equations, and step-by-step guidance on the development and use of field-scale modeling.

The Second Edition incorporates recent advances in contaminant transport theory and simulation techniques, adding the following to the original text:

  • An expanded discussion of the role of aquifer heterogeneity in controlling solute transport
  • A new section on the dual-domain mass transfer approach as an alternative to the classical advection-dispersion model
  • Additional chemical processes and reactions in the discussion of reactive transport
  • A discussion of the TVD (total-variation-diminishing) approach to transport solution
  • An entirely new Part III containing two chapters on simulation of flow and transport under variable water density and under variable saturation, respectively, and a third chapter on the use of the simulation-optimization approach in remediation system design

Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling, Second Edition remains the premier reference for practicing hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, engineers, and graduate students in the field. In 1998, in recognition of their work on the first edition, the authors were honored with the John Hem Excellence in Science and Engineering Award of the National Ground Water Association.


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  • Hardcover: 621 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 2 edition (February 5, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471384771
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471384779
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Suitability for those that are not engineers, October 13, 2005
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Bruce R. Weber (Newport Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling (Hardcover)
This book provided an excellent explanation of the modeling of solutes and groundwater that conveyed a very good understanding of the challenges and methods used without resorting to the use of mathematical sophistication that actual ground water modelers no doubt possess.

In other words, I think that this book would benefit both those that are hydrologists and geologists as well as those that have had some training in environemental site assessment and remediation but have not been exposed to the actual number crunching that is essential for doing actual simulations.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive and fairly up-to-date overview (1st Edition), April 15, 2009
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Simon Woodward (Hamilton, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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I am involved in modelling saturated-unsaturated flow and multi-species reactive transport and transformations of effluent (nitrogen species) under agricultural land. We have been using FEMWATER for this. I have a math background and enjoyed the level of this book and its comprehensive yet compact and clear explanation of a fairly difficult (and, to me, unfamiliar) area of theory and application.

My two minor gripes are that it is pretty wordy in the first two chapters, and gets a bit boring to read, but after ch 2 things pick up nicely. Also that he prefers repeated subscript notation whereas I prefer del/div (guess I'm old fashioned).

The book provides an excellent background for understanding the FEMWATER code I am using as well as the FDM models Zheng is more associated with. As you would expect coverage of flow modelling is limited, but all the basic transport stuff is here. Well written and easy to read. I am looking forward to seeing the expanded 2nd edition hopefully with more up-to-date commentary on the various codes. Recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful when u use VMOD, January 16, 2009
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It's quite an elaborate book with a nice description of the theoretical background. But it also describes practical problems that you might face when you use solute transport models such as MT3D, RT3D etc. as well as how to calibrate the models.
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This text is intended to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of applied contaminant transport modeling. Read the first page
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automated parameter identification, advective calculation, dispersive flux vector, solute mass accumulation, net dispersive flux, calculated relative mass, particle tracking calculations, multilinear scheme, mobile porosity, source control remedy, vertical transverse dispersivity, flow model calibration, average seepage velocity, immobile domains, instantaneous reaction model, simulated plume, hydraulic conductivity distribution, dispersive calculation, freshwater head, stream function solution, dispersion coefficient tensor, horizontal transverse dispersivity, pth particle, unconfined storage, waste mound
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Red Bank, Monte Carlo, Biscayne Bay, Ground Water, Hornerstown Formation, Cape Cod, Manasquan River, Deering Estate, American Chemical Society, Coconut Grove, Geological Survey, Lone Pine, Vincentown Formation, United States, Jacobs Engineering, National Research Council, Time Figure, Time Time, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich Road
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