Managing Contaminated Sites : Problem Diagnosis and Development of Site Restoration

D Kofi Asante-Duah

ISBN 10: 0471966339 / ISBN 13: 9780471966333

Published by Wiley Feb 1997, 1997

About this Item

Neuware - Contaminated sites and facilities may pose significant risks to the local populations because of the potential health and environmental effects associated with environmental contamination problems. Also affected are property owners and financiers due to reduced property values and possible financial liabilities. The effective management of contaminated sites is therefore an important environmental issue, requiring careful planning. This book addresses the issues relevant to the investigation and management of contaminated sites, emphasising problem diagnosis/characterisation and the development of site restoration/corrective action programs. The book focuses on methodologies that will allow scientifically justifiable/defensible, technically feasible, and economically viable corrective action assessment and response decisions to be made. This includes methods for developing effectual site restoration tasks, methods for evaluating the progress of corrective action programs, and the application of risk assessment methods as a decision-making tool. The goal of the book is to synthesise technically sound principles and techniques that can be applied globally to contaminated sites in different regions of the world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing Contaminated Sites : Problem Diagnosis and Development of Site Restoration
• Publisher: Wiley Feb 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471966339
• ISBN 13: 9780471966333
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 250W x 175H x 18D millimeters 250 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 629 grams

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Synopsis

Contaminated sites and facilities may pose significant risks to the local populations because of the potential health and environmental effects associated with environmental contamination problems. Also affected are property owners and financiers due to reduced property values and possible financial liabilities. The effective management of contaminated sites is therefore an important environmental issue, requiring careful planning. This book addresses the issues relevant to the investigation and management of contaminated sites, emphasising problem diagnosis/characterisation and the development of site restoration/corrective action programs. The book focuses on methodologies that will allow scientifically justifiable/defensible, technically feasible, and economically viable corrective action assessment and response decisions to be made. This includes methods for developing effectual site restoration tasks, methods for evaluating the progress of corrective action programs, and the application of risk assessment methods as a decision-making tool. The goal of the book is to synthesise technically sound principles and techniques that can be applied globally to contaminated sites in different regions of the world.

About the Author

D. Kofi Asante-Duah is the author of Managing Contaminated Sites: Problem Diagnosis and Development of Site Restoration, published by Wiley.