Advances in the Characterisation and Remediation of Sites...
García-Rincón, Jonás / Gatsios, Evangelos / Lenhard, Robert J. / Atekwana, Estella A. / Naidu, Ravi This open access book synthesizes important advances in the assessment and management of soil and groundwater systems contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, especially in the form of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs). LNAPL characterization and remediation is challenging due to the multi-phase, multi-component nature of the problem and the various physical, chemical, and biological processes involved in a dynamic and heterogeneous hy...