Remediation Manual for Contaminated Sites [Hardcover]

Based on the authors more than 40 years of experience working on environmental projects, Remediation Manual for Contaminated Sites provides a practical guide to environmental remediation and cleanups. This new edition is updated throughout, includes five new chapters, and provides a more global coverage.

Introduction. Invasive Survey and Characterization Techniques. The Investigation. Soil Properties. Excavation. Data Requirements and QA/QC. Barriers and Control Sections. Groundwater Cleanup. Biological Treatment. Surfactants and Micelles. Phytoremediation. Thermal Processing. Data Handling and Presentation. Restoring Soil Vitality with Biochar and Compost. Ecosystem Restoration. Safety in Operations. Index.

Based on the authors more than 40 years of experience working on environmental projects, Remediation Manual for Contaminated Sites provides a practical guide to environmental remediation and cleanups. It presents a broad overview of the environmental remediation process, distilled into what one needs to know to evaluate a specific challenge or solve a remediation problem. The text offers guidance on tasks that range from managing consultants and contractors to gathering data, selecting a suitable remediation technology, and calculating remediation costs. This new edition is updated throughout, includes five new chapters, and provides a more global coverage.

• This book includes remediation strategies for a variety of contaminants and examines a wide range of technologies for the remediation of water and soil, including excavation, wells, drainage, soil venting, vapor stripping, incineration, bioremediation, containment, solidification, vitrification, and phytoremediation.
• Written as a downtoearth reference for professionals faced with the challenges of remediating a contaminated site, this book is also useful aslӷ