Groundwater and Soil Remediation

Dear Colleagues,

The contamination of soils and groundwaters is a widely faced problem. Most industrialized nations from risks in the use of groundwater for drinking supply or for irrigational use, and soils are often unusable due to specific contamination. Difficulties are encountered in the understanding of the phenomena occurring in soil and subsoil, bringing uncertainties in the application of new technology on-site.

This Special Issue focuses on innovative technologies, integrated approaches, and the critical discussion of complex case studies of the remediation of contaminated sites. Contributions are encouraged that present studies related to the different stages of soil and groundwater remediation: modeling and experimental studies aimed at deepening the understanding of contamination processes, and the interactions of pollutants with the environmental matrices; experimental works involving the use of novel reactants aimed at improving knowledge on the basic processes of contaminant transport and dispersion; the development of innovative technologies and methodologies and their pilot/full-scale applications; the development and validation of modeling tools to support design of remediation activities; and the development of a new generation of remediation technologies with a lower impact on the environmental matrices, also in the framework of the sustainable remediation.

Prof. Marco Petrangeli Papini
Prof. Tiziana Tosco
Prof. Paolo Viotti
Guest Editors

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