Open AccessContaminants in Vadose Zone Environments
Author(s) -
Wellman Dawn M.,
Freshley Mark D.,
Johnson Tim C.,
Miracle Ann L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vadose zone journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.036
H-Index - 81
ISSN - 1539-1663
DOI - 10.2136/vzj2012.0159
Subject(s) - vadose zone , environmental remediation , groundwater , environmental science , contamination , hydrology (agriculture) , groundwater contamination , special section , geology , aquifer , ecology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , biology , engineering physics
Contaminants in vadose zone environments pose a long‐term source and threat to groundwater resources, human health, and the environment. A number of technical, regulatory, and policy challenges and opportunities are associated with contamination in vadose zone environments, particularly in remediation. In this special section, 12 papers present novel approaches to characterize, monitor, remediate, and predict the transport and fate of contaminants in vadose zone environments.