Title: |
Green Remediation Best Management Practices: Site Investigation
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Resource Type: |
document --> guidance / decision support
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Country: |
USA
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Year: |
2010 |
Availability: |
EPA 542-F-10-006
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Author 1/Producer: |
US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
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Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Site investigation overview Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Environmental Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Sustainable / green remediation
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Short description: |
he U.S. EPA Principles for Greener Cleanups
outline the Agency's policy for evaluating and minimizing the
environmental 'footprint' of activities undertaken when cleaning
up a contaminated site. Use of the best management practices
(BMPs) recommended in EPA's series of green remediation fact
sheets can help project managers and other stakeholders apply
the Principles on a routine basis, while maintaining the cleanup
objectives, ensuring protectiveness of a remedy, and improving
its environmental outcome. Site investigations typically involve
sampling of soil and groundwater using various drilling and well
installation technologies and analysis of samples at offsite
laboratories. Investigations also may include sampling of
sediment, surface water, soil gas, or indoor air; searching for
underground storage tanks (USTs) or other buried objects; or
evaluating demolition material containing asbestos, lead-based
paint, or other toxic products (December 2009, 4 pages).
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 02/05/2010
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