Abstract: A numerical model that determines the uptake of cadmium by plants grown to remediate contaminated soils is developed in this study. The numerical model is first applied to the problem of copper uptake from contaminated ...

Abstract: Among various toxic substances that contaminate plants and enter the food chain, thereby posing health problems to human beings, heavy metals are particularly severe in their action. The behavior of heavy metals present ...

Abstract: A mathematical model is developed that describes water uptake from soil by the roots of transpiring plants. Starting from a one-dimensional Richards equation with a root water extraction term, a partial differential equation ...

Abstract: The density of municipal solid waste (MSW) plays a significant role in the computation of landfill settlement. A methodology is developed to compute the primary and mechanical compression considering the landfill density ...

Abstract: A mathematical model is developed to estimate the settlement attributable to biodegradation for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills incorporating the effects of pH, temperature, and moisture content. The post closure ...

Abstract: A methodology has been developed in this study wherein a genetic algorithm (GA) is used to find a global optimal solution to a groundwater flow and contaminant problem by incorporating an artificial neural network (ANN) ...

Abstract: Natural clay deposits and compacted clay liners are used as landfill barriers; however, there is no consensus on what an appropriate thickness of the barrier ought to be, due to difficulties encountered while analyzing ...

Abstract: An optimal groundwater remediation design problem generally requires determination of the location of extraction and injection wells and their pumping and injection rates once the well locations are selected. According to ...

Abstract: In the risk-based management approach, the risks associated with human health and the environment in a contaminated site are evaluated and corrective measures are undertaken to reduce the risk level to acceptable limits. ...