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Abstract
Groundwater Science is a timely, current, and comprehensive presentation of groundwater hydrology that integrates chemistry, physics, geology, and calculus.
With the input of students and other hydrology instructors, the author has developed a text reference that will be appreciated by students and professors alike. The book covers recent contamination topics such as non-aqueous-phase liquids (NAPLs), complex solute transport processes, and remediation. It contains clear explanations, two-color figures, case studies, and worked examples throughout.
This book is recommended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in hydrology, geology, environmental science, and civil engineering departments as well as for scientists and engineers in the groundwater field.
- Integrates up-to-date material on field methods and flow modeling methods
- Covers recent contamination topics including non-aqueous-phase liquids (NAPLs), complex solute transport processes, and remediation
- Presents clear explanations, two-color figures, case studies, and worked examples throughout
"The writing and presentation is clear and economical. The figures have a crisp and uncluttered look...a fine textbook."
-Roger Beckie, Univ. British Columbia, for VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL, 2003
"Groundwater Science would serve well as the text for an introductory groundwater course...concise, well-written, and well-illustrated..."
-Sean McKenna, Sandia Nat'l. Labs, for EOS TRANSACTIONS, July 2003
"I strongly endorse this book for those entering the world of groundwater science for the first time."
-David Sharpe, Geological Survey of Canada, for
EPISODES, December 2002
"The writing is clear and accurate without being wordy... figures, references, and indexing are also well done... Fitts' book succeeds."
-Laura Toran, for GROUND WATER, 2003
"...a suitable choice for any instructor needing a comprehensive, visually appealing, well organized, and well supported textbook on ground water."
- Robert A. Vargo, Dept. of Earth Science, California University, for the Journal of the American Water Resources Association