Fundamentals of environmental site assessment and remediation / edited by Yue Rong. - First edition. - 1 online resource (340 pages) : 289 illustrations

chapter 1 Site Remediation–Related Laws and Regulations -- chapter 2 Pollution Sources and Drinking Water Protection -- chapter 3 Human Health Risk Assessment in Site Remediation -- chapter 4 Groundwater Hydrology, Soil and Groundwater Contamination Assessment and Monitoring -- chapter 5 Petroleum Hydrocarbon Environmental Forensics and Remedial Site Investigation -- chapter 6 Vapor Intrusion -- chapter 7 Conventional Site Remediation Methods -- chapter 8 In situ Treatment Technologies -- chapter 9 Nanotechnology in Site Remediation -- chapter 10 Diagnostic Tools and Processes Employed in Bioremediation -- chapter 11 Environmental Statistics Methods -- chapter 12 Laboratory Analytical Methods and Data Interpretation.

This book will examine all aspects of environmental site assessment and remediation and outline the interdisciplinary skills needed to work in the field. It provides a comprehensive overview for students, environmental professionals, and real estate developers, and includes the latest environmental regulations, environmental site assessment and remediation practices, and industry standards. It examines pollution sources and the related impacts on drinking water supplies, the associated health risks, and how to protect water resources. The monitoring of surface water, groundwater, and soil is explained, as well as vapor intrusion. It will include several practical case studies throughout.

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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General.
LAW / Environmental.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
Environmental Forensics.
Environmental Statistics.
Groundwater Hydrology; Soil Testing.
In-Situ Treatment; Nanotechnology; Bioremediation.
Vapor Intrusion.
Hazardous waste site remediation.
Hazardous waste sites--Evaluation.
Hazardous wastes--Risk assessment.

TD1052 / .F86 2018

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