Environmental Engineering Reference
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Structure required for programs to
ensure quality and quantity
Identify sources of
contamination
Monitor water quality and
use
Restructure practices to
ensure water quality
and quantity
Achievement of
water plan
Develop and use of
predictive models
No
Yes
Sustainable water use?
FIGURE 3.17
Flowchart demonstrating development of a program to ensure sustainable water quantity and quality.
Sustainable mitigation strategies for
contaminated soils/groundwater
Criteria for evaluating sustainability
Some tools for evaluating
sustainability
Soil quality and structure
Emissions and by-products
Costs
Short- and long-term effectiveness
Toxicity and mobility reduction
Leaching of other contaminants and
assimilative capacity
Stability under environmental conditions
Leaching tests
Sorption/desorption tests
Sequential extraction tests
Bioavailability
Plant uptake
FIGURE 3.18
Criteria and tools for evaluating technologies and protocols for environmental management of contaminated
soils and groundwater.
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