Fate-based management of organic solvent-containing wastes

2 FATE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIC SOLVENT-CONTAINING WASTES  

The wide spread detection of dissolved organic compounds in groundwater is a major environmental concern, and has led to greater emphasis on incineration and waste minimization when compared with the land disposal of solvent-containing wastes. The movement and environmental fate of dissolved organic solvents from point sources can be approximated by the use of computer-assisted, solute-transport models. These models require information about the composition of leachate plumes, and site-specific hydrogeological and chemical 

The following aquifer properties, typical of sandy materials, were used in the study  

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