(Ebook) Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground Water Monitoring 2nd Edition by David M Nielsen ISBN 1566705894 9781420032246

(Ebook) Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground Water Monitoring 2nd Edition by David M Nielsen ISBN 1566705894 9781420032246

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ISBN 10: 1566705894 
ISBN 13: 9781420032246
Author: David M Nielsen

Published in 1991, the first edition of The Practical Handbook of Ground-Water Monitoring quickly became the gold standard reference on the topic of ground-water monitoring. But, as in all rapidly evolving fields, regulations change, technology advances, methods improve, and research reveals flaws in prior thinking. As a consequence, books that document the state of the science, even widely acknowledged definitive works, become outdated and need to be rewritten periodically to stay current. Reflecting this and renamed to highlight its wider scope, The Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring, Second Edition provides an updated look at the field. Completely revised, the book contains so much new information that it has doubled in size. Containing the most up-to-date information available, this second edition emphasizes the practical application of current technology. It covers environmental site characterization and ground-water monitoring in great detail, from the federal regulations that govern environmental investigations, to the various direct and indirect methods of investigating and monitoring the subsurface, to the analysis and interpretation of complex sets of environmental data. Cheaper, better, faster was the mantra of the 1990s, resulting in more streamlined approaches to both environmental site characterization and ground-water monitoring, but also pitting the application of good science against the mandate to get a project done as quickly and inexpensively as possible. This book provides unbiased, technical discussions of the tremendously powerful tools developed in the last decade, helping environmental professionals strike a balance between good science and economics.

(Ebook) Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground Water Monitoring 2nd Table of contents:

1. Regulatory Mandates for Ground-Water Monitoring

• The Need for Ground-Water Monitoring: Protection of a Resource at Risk

• Federal Regulatory Mandates for Ground-Water Monitoring

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

  • RCRA Subtitle D

  • RCRA Subtitle C

  • RCRA Subtitle I

• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

• Toxic Substances Control Act

• Clean Water Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

  • Drinking Water Quality Standards

  • Sole-Source Aquifer Program

  • Wellhead Protection Program

  • Underground Injection Control Program

• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

• Brownfields

• Federal Ground-Water Protection Strategy

• Ground-Water Classification

• Discussion of Ground-Water Quality Standards

• Mechanisms for a Workable Federal Ground-Water Program

• Comprehensive State Ground-Water Protection Programs

• Ground Water and Terrorism

• Ground Water and Development

• References

2. Environmental Site Characterization

• Introduction & Background

• Importance of Environmental Site Characterization

• Historical Problems: Heterogeneity, Sample and Data Representativeness

• Objectives & Required Data

• Approaches: Conventional/Phased Approach, Phase I, Phase II and Beyond

• Improved Approaches: Accelerated, Expedited, Triad Approach, Dynamic Field Activities

• Elements of an Environmental Site Characterization Program

  • Systematic Project Planning

  • Selecting Key Personnel

  • Identifying Goals, Objectives, and Decisions

  • Establishing Data Quality Objectives (DQOs)

  • Reviewing Existing Site Information

• Conducting Site Reconnaissance & Developing Initial Conceptual Site Model (CSM)

• Designing a Data Collection Program

  • Field Methods, Sample Collection, Analysis, Other Investigations

  • Surface Geophysics, Soil-Gas Surveys

• Dynamic Work Plans, Adaptive Sampling and Analysis Plans

• Supporting Work Plans: SAP, QAPP, Health & Safety, Data Management

• Data Analysis, Evaluation, and Interpretation: Revising CSM

• Field-Based Analytical Technologies

• Regulatory Role & QA/QC Programs

• Selection of Field Analytical Technologies

• References

3. Monitoring and Sampling the Vadose Zone

• Characteristics, Definitions, and Terminology

• Multiple-Phase Components: Solid, Water, Gas/Vapor, Immiscible Fluids

• Vadose Zone Moisture & Energy: Hydrostatics, Capillarity, Suction, Hysteresis, Energy Potential

• Vadose Zone Flow: Water, Vapors, Relative Permeability

• Monitoring Methods: Storage, Transmission, Water Quality

• Soil Sampling & Water Sampling: Pore Water Extraction, Lysimeters

• Soil-Gas Monitoring Technology: Methodology, QA/QC, Applications, Case Study

• Problems and Interpretation of Soil-Gas Data

• Summary & References

4. Remote Sensing and Geophysical Methods

• Background, Sample Density, Scale Dependence

• Continuous and Station Measurements

• Applications: Hydrogeologic Conditions, Contaminant Plumes, Buried Wastes

• Airborne, Surface, Downhole Geophysics

• Remote Sensing and Imaging/Nonimaging Methods

• Surface Geophysical Methods: GPR, EM & Resistivity, Seismic, Microgravity, Magnetometry

• Downhole Geophysical Measurements: Nuclear & Nonnuclear Logs

• Applications & Summary

• Selection of Geophysical Methods

• References

5. Environmental Drilling

• Introduction, Health and Safety, Site Access, Disposal of Fluids & Cuttings

• Drilling Methods: Without Circulation Fluids (Probing, Direct-Push, Auger Drilling), With Fluids (Wash, Rotary, Sonic, Percussion)

• Selection Criteria: Lithology, Depth, Sample Type, Cost

• Soil Sampling: Bulk, Representative, Undisturbed, Composite; Samplers & Methods

• Rock Coring: Core Losses, Logs, Handling Procedures

• Borehole Logging: Soil & Rock Descriptions, Drilling Information

• Drilling Contracts: Agreements, Conditions, Drawings, Specifications

• Conclusions & References

6. Use of Direct-Push (DP) Technologies

• Introduction, Advantages & Limitations

• DP Systems & Equipment: Manual, Mechanically Assisted, Rigs, CPT Systems

• DP Soil Sampling: Single-Rod & Dual-Tube Methods, Sealed/Nonsealed Samplers

• Soil-Gas Sampling: ASTM Guidance, Probe Configurations, QA/QC Procedures

• Ground-Water Sampling: Single-Rod, Dual-Tube, Specialized DP Probes, In Situ Measurements

• Tools for Soil Properties & Subsurface Contamination Delineation: Resistivity, LIF, Raman, MIP, Other Sensors

• Video Imaging Systems

• DP Well Installation: Methods, Comparisons to Conventional Wells

• Results of Recent Research

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