Geoenvironmental Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering, Volume 82. (Electronic book text)

The new social and economic era calls for integration of ecology and economy in a system of cause and effect. The central element in this shift is "sustainable development." Fundamental to the achievement of sustainable development is the requirement for environmentally responsible waste management and restoration of the environment. Solutions to the complex problems confronted by waste management and environmental restoration industry are currently handled by the "geoenvironmental engineering" profession that needs a good background in soil biology, chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, and physics. In recognition of this need, this book summarizes relevant aspects of various soil physics, mineralogy and chemistry as well as the chemistry of pollutants. This treatment will provide sufficient background to students and practising engineers to enable them to think about how to approach waste management and environmental restoration problems.