Dealing with Contaminated Sites
From Theory towards Practical Application
Gebonden Engels 2011 2011e druk 9789048197569Samenvatting
This standard work on contaminated site management covers the whole chain of steps involved in dealing with contaminated sites, from site investigation to remediation. An important focus throughout the book is on Risk Assessment. In addition, the book includes chapters on characterisation of natural and urban soils, bioavailability, natural attenuation, policy and stakeholder viewpoints and Brownfields. Typically, the book includes in-depth theories on soil contamination, along with offering possibilities for practical applications. More than sixty of the world’s top experts from Europe, the USA, Australia and Canada have contributed to this book. The twenty-five chapters in this book offer relevant information for experienced scientists, students, consultants and regulators, as well as for ‘new players’ in contaminated site management
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
1. INTRODUCTION TO CONTAMINATED SITE MANAGEMENT
2. CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL AND URBAN SOILS
PART II: SITE INVESTIGATION
3. A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR SITE INVESTIGATION
4. STATISTICAL SAMPLING STRATEGIES FOR SURVEY OF SOIL CONTAMINATION
PART III: HUMAN HEALTH ASPECTS
5 HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT
6. EXPOSURE THROUGH SOIL AND DUST INGESTION
7. ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY
8. UPTAKE OF METALS FROM SOIL INTO VEGETABLES
9. UPTAKE OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS FROM SOIL INTO VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
10. VAPOR INTRUSION
11. HUMAN EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
12. HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTAMINATED SITES
PART IV: ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS
13. INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
14. ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF DIFFUSE AND LOCAL SOIL CONTAMINATION USING SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS
15. SITE-SPECIFIC ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT16. BIOAVAILABILITY IN SOILS
PART V: GROUNDWATER-RELATED ASPECTS
17. GROUNDWATER-RELATED RISK ASSESSMENT
18. LEACHING OF CONTAMINANTS TO GROUNDWATER
19. CONTAMINANT FATE AND REACTIVE TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER
PART VI: RISK MANAGEMENT
20. SUSTAINABILITY AND REMEDIATION
21. IN SITU REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
22. NATURAL ATTENUATION
PART VII: FRAMEWORKS
23. BRINGING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CONTAMINATED SITES INTOPRACTICE – THE ROLE OF POLICY AND REGULATIONS
24. A STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON CONTAMINATED LAND MANAGEMENT
25. SUSTAINABLE BROWNFIELD REGENERATION
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