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Yhd-12.3110 Transport of harmful substances

 

Pollutant transport in surface waters and in groundwaters

Prof. Tuomo Karvonen

CONTENTS

1 POLLUTANT TRANSPORT IN RIVERS

        1.1 Introduction

        1.2 Advection

        1.3 Diffusion

        1.4 Dispersion and Dispersivity

        1.5 Dispersion of Decaying Substances

        1.6 BOD-DO-Models

2 NUMERICAL SOLUTION USING THE FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD

        2.1 Finite difference method in 2D steady-state -case

        2.2 Finite difference approximation in space and time (time dependent problems)

3 SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN RIVERS

        3.1 Introduction

        3.2 Laminar, turbulent and bottom shear stresses

        3.3 Velocity distribution

        3.4 Calculation of sediment transport in open channels

        3.5 River aggradation and degradation models (movable bed models)

4 TRANSPORT OF MATERIAL IN SUBSURFACE SOIL AND IN GROUNDWATER ZONE

        4.1 Calculation of transport, adsorption and degradation

        4.2 Numerical solution

        4.3 Adsorption mechanisms

        4.4 Pore Volume

        4.5 Case study: landfill bottom liner

5 MODELLING PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORT, ADSORPTION AND DEGRADATION

        5.1 General equations

        5.2 Numerical solution of the advection part

        5.3 Summary of the computational procedure

        5.4 Testing of the proposed modelling procedure

6 TRANSPORT OF A CONSERVATIVE SUBSTANCE

        6.1 Calculation of bromide content of a thin soil layer

        6.2 Calculation of bromide/numerical solution

        6.3 Intrusion of chlorine to the sediment under the bottom of the sea

7 BIODEGRADATION/BIOTRANSFORMATION

        7.1 Benzene

        7.2 Toluene

        7.3 Ethylbenzene and xylene

        7.4 Kinetics of the Biodegradation Reactions

        7.5 Biodegradation of chlorinated solvents (chlorinated ethenes and ethanes)

        7.6 Modelling of biodegradation of BTEXcompounds

        7.7 Conceptual Model for Biodegradation

        7.8 Sequential model for chlorinated solvents

        7.9 Chlorinated Ethenes

        7.10 Chlorinated Ethanes

        7.11 Remediation by Natural Attenuation (RNA)

        7.12 Ground Water Characterization measurements

8 ORGANIC CARBON COMPOUNDS

        8.1 Division of the organic compounds

        8.2 Distribution coefficient Kd for organic pollutants

9 HEAVY METALS

        9.1 Background information

        9.2 Lead

        9.3 Arsenic

10 CASE STUDIES FROM THE USE OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS IN EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE MATERIAL

        10.1 Asphalt road, moraine below the fly ash layer

        10.2 Asphalt road, moraine below the fly ash layer

        10.3 Fly ash layer as a liner in landfill areas

11 EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF REMEDIATION METHODS OF CONTAMINATED SOILS

        11.1 Pumpandtreat

        11.2 Intrinsic biodegradation (natural attenuation)

        11.3 Protective pumping

REFERENCES

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