| Description |
xviii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Contaminated Land Risk Management: Policies and Issues -- 2. Contaminated Land Risk Assessment: An Overview -- 3. Site Investigation in Risk Assessment: An Overview -- 4. Preliminary Investigations for Hazard Identification -- 5. Site Investigation in Risk Assessment: Soil Contamination -- 6. Investigation of the Water Environment -- 7. Gas and Vapour Investigations -- 8. Qualitative Risk Assessment -- 9. Risk Ranking and Semi-quantified Assessment -- 10. Site-specific, Quantified Risk Assessment -- 11. Risk Assessment and Contaminated Land: Conclusions |
| Summary |
The book is presented so as to be understood by readers from a variety of disciplines and with different responsibilities. It will also be of value to final year undergraduates and postgraduates in civil engineering, environmental science, environmental technology, environmental chemistry and geography. It will be of relevance to environmental and engineering consultants, companies and organisations owning or purchasing potentially contaminated land |
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This book provides a unique, practical guide to the effective conduct of risk assessments for contaminated sites. The risk-based approach requires recognition of site investigation as a component of (not merely an adjunct to) risk assessment and a systematic gathering of quality data relevant to making judgements about risks. This is an integrated and multidisciplinary subject. The book provides an understanding of the regulatory and social context in which contaminated land risks are managed; the interdisciplinary requirements, as well as the methodologies and their limitations for investigation and assessment. The book has been written to complement developing guidance and requirements in the United Kingdom, but with international comparisons. The issues which underpin effective contaminated land risk assessment are universal |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [308]-327) and index |
| Subject |
Hazardous waste sites -- Management.
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Hazardous waste sites -- Risk assessment.
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Hazardous wastes -- Risk assessment.
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Industrial sites.
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| Author |
Cairney, T. (Thomas)
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Smith, Mike.
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| LC no. |
97007957 |
| ISBN |
0471966088 (acid-free paper) |
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