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Designing Monitoring Programs to Effectively Evaluate the Performance of Natural Attenuation
Author(s) -
Wiedemeier Todd H.,
Haas Patrick E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
groundwater monitoring and remediation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-6592
pISSN - 1069-3629
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2002.tb00761.x
Subject(s) - attenuation , natural (archaeology) , environmental remediation , environmental science , environmental planning , component (thermodynamics) , environmental resource management , human health , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , contamination , business , ecology , geology , environmental health , physics , optics , biology , medicine , paleontology , thermodynamics
Natural attenuation processes affect the fate and transport of organic compounds in many hydrologic systems. Over the last several years, regulatory agencies and environmental professionals have come to recognize the importance of these natural processes in effecting contaminant attenuation. When they are shown to be protective of human health and the environment, and when a well‐designed monitoring program is in place to document the efficiency of these processes, they can be a valuable component of site remediation strategies.