Kofi Asante-Duah

Management of Contaminated Site Problems, Second Edition (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book outlines the strategies used in the investigation, characterization, management, and restoration and remediation for various contaminated sites. It draws on real-world examples from across the globe to illustrate remediation techniques and discusses their applicability. It provides guidance for the successful corrective action assessment and response programs for any type of contaminated land problem, and at any location. The systematic protocols presented will aid environmental professionals in managing contaminated land and associated problems more efficiently. This new edition adds twelve new chapters, and is fully updated and expanded throughout.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 628
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429584466
• Artikelnr.: 56843108

Autorenporträt

Dr. Kofi Asante-Duah presently serves as Chief Scientific Advisor to the DC Department of the Environment. In this capacity, he provides technical support/oversight to numerous real-life multi-pathway chemical/toxicological risk assessment projects - comprised of multimedia environmental investigations; human health risk assessments; ecological risk assessments; probabilistic risk assessments; evaluation of potential risks associated with the migration of toxic contaminant vapors into building structures; development of risk

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: A General Overview of Contaminated Site Problems 1. Introduction 2.
The Nature of Contaminated Site Problems 3. Legislative-Regulatory
Considerations in Contaminated Site Decision-Making Part II: Contaminated
Site Problem Diagnosis 4. The Contaminated Site Characterization Process 5.
Planning for Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Activities 6.
Field Investigation Techniques for Potentially Contaminated Sites 7.
Contaminant Fate and Behavior Assessment Part III: Contaminated Site Risk
Assessment: Concepts, Principles, Techniques, and Methods of Approach 8.
Principles, Concepts, and Procedural Elements in Contaminated Site Risk
Assessment 9. Technical Approach to Human Health Endangerment Assessment
10. Technical Approach to Ecological Endangerment Assessment Part IV:
Development, Design, and Implementation of Risk-Based Solutions and
Restoration Plans for Contaminated Site Problems 11. Risk-Based Restoration
Goals and Cleanup Criteria for Contaminated Site Problems 12. General Types
of Contaminated Site Restoration Methods and Technologies 13. Contaminated
Site Risk Management Stratagems: The Design of Effectual Corrective Action
Programs for Contaminated Site Problems 14. Turning "Brownfields" into
"Greenfields": Illustrative Paradigms of Risk-Based Solutions to
Contaminated Site Problems Part V: Appendices