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1. Seven-year performance evaluation of a permeable reactive barrierRemediation Journal Volume 18, Issue 3, Date: Summer 2008, Pages: 63-78 Peter Richards
This article follows the success of a permeable reactive barrier(PRB)in regard to the reduction of plume velocities containing Trichloroethene(TCE). Some surprising results are discovered.


2. Distinguishing Natural Hydrocarbons from Anthropogenic Contamination in Ground Water Ground Water Volume 35, Issue 1, Date: January 1997, Pages: 149-160 Suzanne Lesage, Hao Xu, Kent S. Novakowski
Just an interesting article that relates to source contamination with regard to natural and man-made hydrocarbons. Distinguishing leaky fuel tanks from natural subsurface formations containing hydrocarbons.

3. Paleosols in Central Illinois as Potential Sources of Ammonium in Groundwater Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation Volume 29 Issue 4, Pages 56 - 64 Justin J. G. Glessner 1 and William R. Roy 2
This article examines the nateral reliese of ammonium into the water supply. Quaternary age paleosols are thought to release significant amounts of ammonium which create water quality issues. Bacteria and fungi levels within these paleosols fluctuate over given time periods creating waves of increasing/decreasing ammonium levels.

4. Investigating the in situ degradation of atrazine in groundwater. Pest Management Science Volume 62, Issue 4, Date: April 2006, Pages: 299-306 Robert Pearson, Andrew Godley, Elise Cartmell
This is a important article in regards to locality. Most of the local water sources in Kansas and for that matter the midwest contain, at minimum, trace amounts of atrazine(2-4D). The primary source for this chemical is pesticide runoff from local farm land. In this particular research(UK) the local bacteria were inept for degrading atrazine but in other localities this attempt may prove more helpful.


5. One-dimensional contaminant transport through a deforming porous medium: theory and a solution for a quasi-steady-state problem International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics Volume 24, Issue 8, Date: July 2000, Pages: 693-722 D. W. Smith
This article examines the potential effects soil deformation beneath landfills has on contaminate mobility. As the strategically placed clay barrier beneath a landfill deforms/degrades soil properties are lost/gained that affect its ability to decrease liquid flow.

Interesting Ground Water Articles

1. Identifying groundwater pumping source information using simulated annealing. Hydrological Processes Volume 22 Issue 16, Pages 3010 - 3019 Yu-Chung Lin, Hund- Der Yeh *

2. Removing gasoline from soil and groundwater through air sparging. Remediation Journal Volume 2 Issue 2, Pages 121 - 131 Michael C. Marley

3. Effect of clay minerals present in aquifer soils on the adsorption and desorption of hydrophobic organic compounds. Environmental Progress Volume 13 Issue 1,Pages 51 -59 Deepak R. Ghosh 1, Thomas M. Keinath 2

4. Superfund site remediation by landfilling - overview of landfill design,operation, closure, and postclosure issues Remediation Journal Volume 14, Issue 3, Date: Summer 2004, Pages: 65-91 G. Fred Lee, Anne Jones-Lee

5. The Lost Value of Groundwater and its Influence on Environmental Decision Making Risk Analysis Volume 28, Issue 4, Date: August 2008, Pages: 939-950 Evan K. Paleologos

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Finally

Sorry...Everyone

Finally have a chance to blog a bit, about what.... that's the main issue:) I haven't begun any of my graduate research yet so if anyone has some helpful hints, please elaborate. I'm looking into the Geohydrology field. So those comments related to that area would be greatly appreciated. Dr. Parcell has challenged me with an interesting question that has me searching for answers to the variables involved in an educated response to his question. Hope to have an answer by tomorrow!!! I'll try and post his question later tonight, but I ask you to wait in giving any advise about possible solutions to his question tell tomorrow in class.