This chapter describes the remediation of groundwater polluted by heavy metals. Special attention is paid to ‘pump and treat’ methods and to different in situ approaches. Emphasis is on microbial processes and their combination with physico-chemical systems.
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Diels, L., Vanbroekhoven, K. (2008). Remediation of Metal and Metalloid Contaminated Groundwater. In: Annable, M.D., Teodorescu, M., Hlavinek, P., Diels, L. (eds) Methods and Techniques for Cleaning-up Contaminated Sites. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6875-1_1
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