Publications - GeoTrans distinguishes itself from the competition by its continued invitation by the USEPA to write state-of-the-practice guidance manuals on site characterization and remedial design.

Publications

GeoTrans distinguishes itself from the competition by its continued invitation by the USEPA to write state-of-the-practice guidance manuals on site characterization and remedial design. Since 1990 we have co-authored over a dozen technical publications for various EPA offices, including the Office of Research and Development, the Technology Innovation Office, and the Office of Underground Storage Tanks. Below we have listed the publications that GeoTrans personnel have authored and/or co-authored for EPA. These publications exemplify the high-quality work that we have provided for EPA and numerous other clients. In addition, many of these publications continue to serve as the industry standard for site characterization and remedial design.

Remedial Design

Site Characterization

EPA/600/SR-93/022. DNAPL Site Evaluation. Project Summary. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, R.S. Kerr Environmental Laboratory. (.3MB)
EPA/540/F-94/049. DNAPL Site Characterization. Quick Reference Fact Sheet. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, R.S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, and Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
EPA/600/R-92/030. Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids - A Workshop Summary, Dallas, Texas, April 16-18, 1991. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development. (5.8MB)
EPA/625/4-91/026. Site Characterization for Subsurface Remediation - Seminar Publication. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development. (4.6MB)
Mercer, James W., James Erickson, Michael Slenska and Mitchell Brourman, 2007. Potential Cross Contamination Due to Drilling in Source Areas. (1.98MB)

Technology Review

EPA 542-R-00-008. Engineered Approaches to In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents: Fundamentals and Field Applications. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Technology Innovation Office. (2.1MB)
EPA 542-R-98-014. Remediation Case Studies: Groundwater Pump and Treat (Non Chlorinated Contaminants) - Volume 10. Member Agencies of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable.
EPA 542-R-98-013. Remediation Case Studies: Groundwater Pump and Treat (Chlorinated Contaminants) - Volume 9. Member Agencies of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable.

Stewardship

CAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEANINGFULLY IMPROVE CORPORATE PROFITABILITY? PETER A. SOYKA Director, Strategic Environmental Services, GeoTrans, Inc. and JOHN R. POWERS, Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 2002.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles by GeoTrans Personnel

Groundwater Contaminant Fate and Transport Modeling
- Lu, S., F. J. Molz, G. J. Fix September, 2002. Possible problems of scale dependency in applications of the three-dimensional fractional advection-dispersion equation to natural porous media.
- Ward, D.S., J.W. Mercer, and L.L. August, 1992. Analysis of groundwater flow and injection fluid transport in the Floridan Aquifer near Pensacola, Florida, Ground Water, 30(3): 403-414.
- Faust, C.R., J.H. Guswa, and J.W. Mercer, 1989. Simulation of three-dimensional flow of immiscible fluids within and below the unsaturated zone, Water Resources Research, 25(12):2449-2464.
- Greenwald, R.M., and S.M. Gorelick, 1989. Particle travel times of contaminants incorporated into a planning model for groundwater plume removal, Journal of Hydrology, 107(1989), 73-98.
- Srinivasan, P., and J.W. Mercer, 1988. Simulation of biodegradation and sorption processes in groundwater, Ground Water, 26(4):475-487.
- Konikow, L.F., and J.W. Mercer, 1988. Groundwater flow and transport modeling, Journal of Hydrology, 100:379-409.
- Andersen, P.F., H.O. White, Jr., and J.W. Mercer, 1988. Numerical modeling of saltwater intrusion at Hallandale, Florida, Ground Water, 26(5):619-630.
- Huyakorn, P.S., P.F. Andersen, J.W. Mercer, and H.O. White, Jr., 1987. Saltwater intrusion in aquifers: Development and testing of a three-dimensional, finite-element model, Water Resources Research, 23(2):293-312.
- Mercer, J.W., B.H. Lester, S.D. Thomas, and R.L. Bartel, 1986. Simulation of saltwater intrusion in Volusia County, Florida, Water Resources Bulletin, 22(6):951-965.
- Buss, D.R., B.H. Lester, and J.W. Mercer, 1986. A numerical simulation study of deepwell injection, Current Practices in Environmental Science and Engineering,2:93-117.
- Huyakorn, P.S., P.F. Andersen, F.J. Molz, O. Guven, and J.G. Melville, 1986. Simulations of two-well tracer tests in stratified aquifers at the Chalk River and Mobile Sites, Water Resources Research, 22(7): 1016-1030.
- Huyakorn, P.S., P.F. Andersen, O. Guven, and F.J. Molz, 1986. A curvilinear finite-element model for simulating two-well tracer tests and transport in stratified aquifers, Water Resources Research, 22(5): 663-678.
- Huyakorn, P.S., B.G. Jones, and P.F. Andersen, 1986. Finite-element algorithms for simulating three-dimensional groundwater flow and solute transport in multilayer systems, Water Resources Research, 22(3): 361-374.
- Faust, C.R., 1985. Transport of immiscible fluids within and below the unsaturated zone: A numerical model, Water Resources Research, 21(4):487-596.
- Mercer, J.W., C.R. Faust, R.M. Cohen, P.F. Andersen, and P.S. Huyakorn, 1985. Remedial action assessment for hazardous waste sites via numerical simulation, Water Management and Research,3:377-387.
- Huyakorn, P.S., J.W. Mercer, and D.S. Ward, 1985. Finite-element matrix and mass balance computational schemes for transport in variably-saturated porous media, Water Resources Research, 21(3):346-358.
- Mercer, J.W., L.R. Silka, and C.R. Faust, 1983. Modeling groundwater flow at Love Canal, New York, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 109(4):924-942.
- Huyakorn, P.S., B. Lester, and J.W. Mercer, 1983. An efficient finite-element technique for modeling transport in fractured porous media: 2. Nuclide decay chain transport: Water Resources Research, 19(5):1286-1296.
- Huyakorn, P.S., B. Lester, and J.W. Mercer, 1983. An efficient finite-element technique for modeling transport in fractured porous media: 1. Single species transport, Water Resources Research, 19(3):841-854.
- Mercer, J.W., S.P. Larson, and C.R. Faust, 1980. Simulation of saltwater interface motion, Ground Water, 18(4):374-385.
- Faust, C.R., and J.W. Mercer, 1980. Groundwater modeling: Recent developments: Ground Water, 18(6).
- Mercer, J.W., and C.R. Faust, 1980. Groundwater modeling: Applications: Ground Water, 18(5).
- Faust, C.R., and J.W. Mercer, 1980. Groundwater modeling: Numerical models: Ground Water, 18(4).
- Mercer, J.W., and C.R. Faust, 1980. Groundwater modeling: Mathematical models, Ground Water, 18(3):212-227.
- Mercer, J.W., and C.R. Faust, 1980. Groundwater modeling: An overview, Ground Water, 18(2):108-115.
- Tasker, G.D., and J.H. Guswa, 1978. Application of a mathematical model to estimate water levels, Ground Water, 16(1):1821.
Site Characterization, Monitoring, and Remedial Design
- Hagemeyer, R.T., and M.T. Stewart, 1990. Resistivity investigation of saltwater intrusion near a major sea level canal, in S.H. Ward (ed.), Geotechnical and Environmental Geophysics, Volume II: Environmental and Groundwater, Society of Exploration, Geophysists, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- Durant, N.D., V.B. Myers, and L.A. Eccles. (1993). EPA's approach to vadose zone monitoring in the RCRA Program. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, 12(4):151-158.
- Cohen, R.M., A.P. Bryda, S.T. Shaw, and C.P. Spalding, 1992. Evaluation of Visual Methods to Detect NAPL in Soil and Water, Ground Water Monitoring Review, 12(4):132-141.
- Mercer, J.W., and R.M. Cohen, 1990. A review of immiscible fluids in the subsurface: models, characterization and remediation, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 6(2):107-163.
- Cohen, R.M., and R.R. Rabold, 1988. Simulation of sampling and hydraulic tests to assess a hybrid monitoring well design, Ground Water Monitoring Review, Winter 1988.
- Bouwer, E., J. Mercer, M. Kavanaugh, and F. DiGiano, 1988. Coping with groundwater contamination, Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, 6(8):1414-1428.
- Cohen, R.M., R.R. Rabold, C.R. Faust, J.O. Rumbaugh, and J. Bridge, 1987. Investigation and hydraulic containment of chemical migration at four landfills in Niagara Falls, New York, Civil Engineering Practice, 2(1):33-58.
- Faust, C.R., and J.W. Mercer, 1984. Evaluation of the skin effect in slug tests, Water Resources Research, 20(2):504-506.
- Andersen, P.F., C.R. Faust, and J.W. Mercer, 1984. Analysis of conceptual designs for remedial measures at Lipari landfill, New Jersey, Ground Water, 22(2):176-190.
Modeling Geothermal Systems
- Andersen, P.F. and S. Lu, 2003. A post-audit of a model-designed ground water extraction system. Ground Water 41(2): 212-218.
- Lowell, R.P., and D.K. Burnell, 1991. Mathematical modeling of conductive heat transfer from a freezing, convecting magma chamber to a single-pass hydrothermal system: Implications for sea floor black smokers, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 104(1991), 59-69.
- Faust, C.R., J.W. Mercer, S.D. Thomas, and W.P. Balleau, 1984. Quantitative analysis of existing conditions and production strategies for the Baca geothermal system, New Mexico: Water Resources Research, 20(5):601-618.
- Maddock, T., III, J.W. Mercer, and C.R. Faust, 1982. Management model for power production from a geothermal field: 1. Hot water reservoir and power plant model, Water Resources Research,18(3):499-512.
- Molz, F.J., A.D. Parr, and P.F. Andersen, 1981. Thermal energy storage in a confined aquifer-second cycle, Water Resources Research, 17(3): 641-645.
- Molz, F.J., A.D. Parr, P.F. Andersen, V.D. Lucido, and J.C. Warman, 1979. Thermal energy storage in a confined aquifer-experiment results, Water Resources Research, 15(6): 1509-1514.
- Mercer, J.W., and C.R. Faust, 1979. A review of numerical simulation of hydrothermal systems, Hydrological Sciences Bulletin, 24(3):335-343.
- Mercer, J.W., and C.R. Faust, 1979. Geothermal reservoir simulation 3: Application of liquid and vapor dominated hydrothermal modeling techniques to Wairakei, New Zealand, Water Resources Research, 15(3):653-671.
- Faust, C.R., and J.W. Mercer, 1979. Geothermal reservoir simulation 2. Numerical solution techniques for liquid and vapor-dominated hydrothermal systems, Water Resources Research, 15(1):31-46.
- Faust, C.R., and J.W. Mercer, 1979. Geothermal reservoir simulation 1. Mathematical models for liquid and vapor-dominated hydrothermal systems, Water Resources Research, 15(1):23-30.
- Yotsukura, N., A.P. Jackman, and C.R. Faust, 1973. Approximation of Heat Exchange at the Air Water
Conference Proceedings
- Cohen, Robert M., Charles R. Faust and David C. Skipp, 2007. "Evaluating Ground Water Supplies in Fractured Metamorphic Rock of the Blue Ridge Province in Northern Virginia," In: The Proceedings of the 2007 USEPA/NGWA Fractured Rock Conference, Portland, ME, September 24-26, 2007.
- Cohen, Robert M., James W. Mercer, Michael Slenska and Mitchell Brourman, 2007. "Creosote Wettablity Review and Evaluation at a Portion of the Cabot Carbon/Koppers Superfund Site," In: The Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on DNAPL: Characterization and Remediation, Niagara Falls, NY, September 24-27, 2007.
- Gee, John R. and G. W. Council, 2007.“In Situ Treatment of Dissolved-Phase Chlorinated Solvents,” In: The Proceedings of the The Ninth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium in Baltimore, MD, May 7-10, 2007.
- Kovacich, Michael S., D. Beck, T. Rabideau, E. Pettypiece, K. Smith, M. Noel, M. J. Zack and M. T. Cannaert, 2007.“Full-Scale Bioaugmentation to create a Passive Biobarrier to Remediate a TCE Groundwater Plume,” In: The Proceedings of the The Ninth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium in Baltimore, MD, May 7-10, 2007.
- Burnell, D.K., J. W. Mercer and L.S. Sims, 2007.“Estimation of Sequential Biodegradation Product Rate Constants,” In: The Proceedings of the The Ninth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium in Baltimore, MD, May 7-10, 2007.
- Mercer, J. W., G. C. Frederickson, D. Burnell, S. Dublin, J. E. Donahue and R.M. Ferris, 2006.“Successful Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents Using Source Treatment and Natural Attenuation,” In: The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 2006, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.
- Kaback, Dawn and Scott Warner, Brian Looney, James Mercer, Eileen Poeter and John McCray, Don Steeples, Dan Tyler, 2006.“An Approach to Refining a DNAPL Conceptual Model,” In: The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 2006, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.
- Mercer, James W., James P. Toth, James R. Erickson, Michael Slenska and Mitchell Brourman, 2006.“DNAPL SOURCE EVALUATION AT A PORTION OF THE CABOT CARBON/KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITE,” In: The Proceedings of the First International Conference on DNAPL Characterization and Remediation, September 25-28, 2006 in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Kovacich, M., D. Beck, P. Rich, M. Zack and M. Cannert, 2006. “Direct-Push Injection and Circulation Biobarrier to Remediate a TCE Groundwater Plume,” In: The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 2006, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.
- Beck, D., M. Kovacich, T. Rabideau, M. Zack and M. Cannert, 2006. “Full-Scale Installation of a Passive Biobarrier to Remediate a TCE Groundwater Plume,” In: The Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on DNAPL Characterization and Remediation, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, September 2006, Redox Technologies, Inc., London, Ontario.

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