Standard Handbook for Solid and Hazardous Waste Facility Assessments Martin N. Sara (Environmental Resources Management, Vernon Hills, Illinois,)

Standard Handbook for Solid and Hazardous Waste Facility Assessments By Martin N. Sara (Environmental Resources Management, Vernon Hills, Illinois,)

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This is a mid-level to advanced text in the field of applied hydrogeology. Its purpose is to provide the reader with methodology and procedures for siting new land disposal facilities and establishing the performance of operational sites through both detection and assessment monitoring programmes.

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Standard Handbook for Solid and Hazardous Waste Facility Assessments by Martin N. Sara (Environmental Resources Management, Vernon Hills, Illinois,)

This landmark new book sets the standard for planning, performing, and interpreting investigations for solid and hazardous waste sites and selecting appropriate locations for ground-water monitoring. It covers the technical components of assessment monitoring programs that define both the rate and extent of contamination and provide design criteria for aquifer remediation. Technical tools are discussed in detail to provide background techniques such as flow net constructions, cross section instructions, and documentation standards. More than 500 figures and tables illustrate the author's structured holistic program for examining the physical, chemical, and environmental factors of a site for waste disposal. The technical aspects of site assessments regarding contaminated ground-water evaluation and remediation are also covered in detail.
Learn the fundamentals of site assessments
This classic guide explains the fundamentals of a technical approach to site assessments. It is the principle text used for training EPA regional project managers for Superfund sites. The book uses a practical, step-by-step format to walk you through the following tasks:

2-level Introduction: Purpose and Scope. Analysis of Existing Information. Site Investigations (Phase II). Client/Owner Relationships. Phase I Investigations: Introduction to Phase I Studies. Site Reconnaissance. Preliminary Conceptual Model. Phase I Site Assessment Report. Greenfield Siting. Monitoring System Evaluations. Environmental Audits and Property Acquisition Reviews. Assessment Monitoring Phase I Programs. Phase II Surficial Field Investigations: Phase II Components. Topographic Map. Soils. Geologic Mapping. Geophysical Techniques. Hydrology. Surrounding Land Use, Water Use, and Water Quality. Field Ecology Surveys. Historical and Archaeological Surveys. Methods and Tools of Holocene Fault Investigations. Additional Field Surveys. Subsurface Investigations: Task Correlation with Geology. Boring Plan. Subsurface Methods. Test Hole Sampling. Determination of the Subsurface Profile. Logging Data from Boreholes. Logging Rock Core for RQD. Borehole Geophysical Logs. Field In Situ Tests for Physical Parameters. Peizometers. Water Level Measurement. Flowmeter Borehole Testing. Documenting of Boreholes, Piezometers and Wells. Decommissioning of Boreholes, and Piezometers and Wells. Environmental Testing: Introduction. Hydraulic Conductivity above the Water Table. Methods for Measuring Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity. Borehole Tests of Field Hydraulic Conductivity. Method of Analysis of Leakage Through Confining Units. Laboratory Analyses. Fractured Rock Assessments: Introduction. Phase I Investigation-Fractured Rock. Phase II Investigation Fractured Rock. Geologic Mapping. Surface Geophysics. Boring Plan. Drilling and Logging Core Holes. Down-the-Hole Geophysics. Investigation of Borehole Condition and Geometry. Stereographic Projection in Site Assessments. Well Testing Methods. Multilevel Head Measurements. Laboratory Tests. Geologic/Hydrogeologic Conceptual Model. Location and Installation of Monitoring Wells. Data Analysis and Interpretation: Characterization of Lithology. Aquifer Characteristics. Characteristics of Ground-Water Flow. Hydrogeologic Properties. Aquifer Tests. Conclusions. The Conceptual Model: Regional and Site Geology. Characteristics of the Saturated Zone. Conceptual Geologic Models. Examples of Geologic Conceptual Models. The Flow Net. Flow Net/Conceptual Model Formulation. Correlation of Flow Nets and Geologic Structures. Conclusions. Monitoring System Design: Regulatory Concepts in Facility Monitoring. Data Analysis Required for Design. Select Target Monitoring Zones. Locate Background and Downgradient Wells. Separation of Adjacent Monitoring Programs. Density Control. Fundamental Vadose Zone Monitoring Concepts. Example Monitoring Design. Assessment Monitoring Design: RCRA Assessment Monitoring Programs. CERCLA Regulations. State Regulations and Assessment Monitoring. Assessment Monitoring Analysis. Assessment Monitoring Techniques. System Design and Operation. Soil Sampling Objectives and Analysis Design. Estimation of Sorption Properties of Soils. Ground-Water Remediation. Risk Assessment for Remedial Projects. Bias for Action on Superfund and RCRA Remedial Projects. Conclusions. Organization and Analysis of Water Quality Data: Baseline Water Quality. Selection of Indicator Parameters. Analytic Services Laboratories. MDLs, PQLs, IDLs, EMLRLs. Monitoring Site Water Quality. Comparisons of Water Quality. Statistical Treatment of Water Quality Data. Verification of Exceedance. Editing and Managing Data. Reporting: Meet with the Consultant. Proposal Content. Documentation. Quality Assurance. Reports. Documentation. Professional Liability Control. Conclusions. Appendices.

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