Geoenvironment Management and Sustainability Introduction Impacts on the Geoenvironment Geoenvironment Impacts from Natural Events and Disasters Anthropogenic Forces and Impacts on Geoenvironment Geoenvironment, Ecosystems, and Resources Ecozones and Ecosystems Natural Resources and Biodiversity in the Geoenvironment Geoenvironment Sustainability Geoenvironment as a Natural Resource Base Impacts on the Geoenvironment Impacts due to Population Growth Impacts from Natural Resource Exploitation Stressors and Sources Natural Stressor Sources and Stressors Anthropogenic Stressor Sources and Stressors Geoenvironment Impacts on Soil and Water Resources Impacts on Land Mass and Soil Soil Functionality and Indicators Impacts on Water and Water Resources Sustainability Renewable and Nonrenewable Geoenvironment Natural Resources Rs and Beyond Concluding Remarks References Stressors and Soil Contamination Introduction Stressors and Impacts Stressor Impacts on Soils Hydraulic Mechanical Thermal Chemical Geochemical Biologically Mediated Soil Contamination from Chemical Stressors Contamination and Geoenvironmental Impacts Reference Frame Characterization of Geoenvironmental Impacts Identifying and Assessing for Impact on the Geoenvironment Stressor Sources Nature of Impacts Man-Made and Natural Combinations Wastes, Contaminants, and Threats Inorganic Contaminants Arsenic (As) Cadmium (Cd) Chromium (Cr) Copper (Cu) Lead (Pb) Nickel (Ni) Zinc (Zn) Organic Chemical Contaminants Persistent Organic Chemical Pollutants Surface and Subsurface Soils Soil as a Resource Material Nature of Soils Soil Composition Primary Minerals Secondary Minerals Soil Organic Matter Oxides and Hydrous Oxides Carbonates and Sulfates Soil Properties Pertinent to Contaminant Transport and Fate Specific Surface Area and Cation Exchange Capacity Surface Properties Contaminant Transport and Land Contamination Mechanisms of Interaction of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Soil Chemically Reactive Groups of Organic Chemical Contaminants Partitioning of Contaminants and Partition Coefficients Predicting Contaminant Transport Geoenvironmental Land Management Concluding Remarks References Sustainable Water Management Introduction Geoenvironment Sustainable Water Management Water Availability and Quality Uses of Water and Its Importance Hydrological Cycle Human Interference on Infiltration and Runoff Harvesting of Groundwater Excessive Groundwater Abstraction and Land Subsidence Uses of Water Water Quality Characterization and Management Classes of Contaminants Characterizing Chemical Stressors Monitoring of Water Quality Remote Sensing Biomonitoring Sustainable Water Treatment and Management Techniques for Soil and Groundwater Treatment Isolation and Containment Extraction Treatment Techniques Electrokinetic Applications Natural Attenuation Biostimulation Bioaugmentation Enhanced Natural Attenuation In Situ Reactive Regions--Treatment Zones Permeable Reactive Barriers Ex Situ Processes Groundwater and Water Management Evaluation of the Sustainability of Remediation Alternatives Concluding Remarks References Industrial Ecology and the Geoenvironment Introduction Concept of Industrial Ecology Geoenvironmental Life Cycle Assessment Geoenvironment Impacts and Sustainability Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream Industries Mineral Mining and Processing Downstream Industries Metallurgical Industries Metal Fabrication and Processing Nonmetal Mineral Resources Processing Land Environment Impacts and Sustainability Indicators Agroprocessing Industries Leather Tanning Industry Pulp and Paper Industry Palm Oil Industries Land Environment Impact and Sustainability Indicators Petrochemical and Chemical Industries Petrochemical Industries Chemical Industries Stressors and Impacts on Geoenvironment Land Environment Impacts and Sustainability Indicators Service Industries Hospital Wastes and the Geoenvironment Energy Production and the Geoenvironment Fossil Fuel Energy Production Geoenvironment Stressors Nuclear Energy Alternative Energy Sources and the Geoenvironment Contaminating Discharges and Wastes Physicochemical Properties and Processes Solubility Partition Coefficients Vapor Pressure Concluding Remarks References Natural Resources Extraction: Stressors and Impact Management Introduction Stressors and Impacts Mining-Related Activities Biohydrometallurgical Processes Underground In Situ Hydrocarbon Extraction Sulfide Minerals and Acidic Leachates Acid Mine Drainage Arsenic Release Sustainability and Resource Exploitation Resource Extraction and Stressor Impacts Mining-Related Industries Pit Mining Discharges from Beneficiation and Processing: Stressor Sources Solid Waste Materials and Stressors Liquid Waste Streams, Discharge, and Stressors Underground In Situ Hydrocarbon Extraction Fluid Usage and Stressors Tailings Discharges Containment of Tailings Nature of Contained Slurry Tailings Geoenvironment Impacts and Management Geoenvironmental Inventory and Land Use Acid Mine Drainage Impact Mitigation Acid Mine Drainage Management Wetlands Biosorption Slurry Tailings Ponds Impact Management Concluding Remarks Mining Activities Contaminated Water Management Tailings Discharge and Mine Closure References Agricultural-Based Food Production Geoenvironment Stressors Introduction Food Production Geoenvironment Engineering: Sustainable Issues Land Use for Food Production Stressor Impacts on Water and Soil Water Utilization Soil and Water Quality Stressors Chemical Soil Nutrients Pesticides Food Production Stressor Impacts Impact on Health Impact on Biodiversity Managing Geoenvironment Stressor Impacts Examples of Practices to Reduce Stressor Impacts Soil Degradation Soil Erosion Integrated Crop Management Water Quality Source Control Impact of Soil Additives Mitigating Manure Treatment Stressors'' Impacts Aerobic Composting Anaerobic Digestion Wetlands Integrated Manure Treatment Tools for Evaluation of Geoenviroment Impacts from Farming Stressor Sources Agricultural Sustainability Development of Analytical Tools Indicators of Agroecosystem Sustainability Concluding Remarks References Urbanization and the Geoenvironment Introduction Land Uses by Urbanization Impact of Urbanization on WEHAB Impact on Water Effect of Traffic and Energy Use Implications on Health Impact of Land Use Impact of Urban Waste Disposal Greenhouse Gases Impact on Ecosystem Biodiversity Impact Avoidance and Risk Minimization Waste Management Contamination Management and Prevention Waste Reduction Recycling Water Resources Management Reduction in Energy Usage, Ozone Depletion, and Greenhouse Gases Minimizing Impact on Biodiversity Altering Transportation Brownfield Redevelopment Sustainability Indicators for Urbanization Mitigation and Remediation of Impacts Mitigation of Impact of Wastes Fresh Kills Urban Dump, New York City, New York, USA Vertical Barriers and Containment Excavation Landfill Bioreactor Natural Attenuation Remediation of Urban Sites Case Study of a Sustainable Urban Area Concluding Remarks References Coastal Marine Environment Sustainability Introduction Coastal Marine Environment and Impacts Geosphere and Hydrosphere Coastal Marine Environment Sedimentation Eutrophication Food Chain and Biological Concentration Contamination of Sediments Some Case Studies of Sediment Contamination Sediment Quality Criteria London Convention and Protocol Quality of Marine Sediments Standards and Guidelines Guidelines Chemicals Background and Bioconcentration Background Concentration Sulfide and Its Effects on Marine Life Toxic Sulfide Guidelines for Sulfide for Surface Water and Sediments Connecting Problems of Geoenvironment and Bioenvironment Heavy Metals Profile of Heavy Metal Concentration Minamata Disease Organic Chemical Contaminants Organotins Chlorinated Organic Microcontaminants Rehabilitation of Coastal Marine Environment Removal of Contaminated Suspended Solids Confined Sea Areas Large Bodies of Water Continuous Removal of Suspended Solids Sand Capping Removal of Contaminated Se.