Characterizing soils for hazardous waste site assessments

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5720087

Breckenridge, R P; Keck, J F ^[1]; Williams, J R ^[2]

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1. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
2. Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, OK (USA). Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab.

The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance to Remedial Project Managers (RPM) and On-Scene Coordinators (OSC) concerning soil characterization data types required for decision-making in the CERCLA RI/FS process related to risk assessment and remedial alternative evaluation for contaminated soils. The information presented in this paper is a compilation of current information from the literature and from experience combined to meet the purpose of this paper. This paper addresses two concerns related to soil characterization for CERCLA remedial response. The first concern is the applicability of traditional soil classification methods to CERCLA soil characterization. The second is the identification of soil characterization data types required for CERCLA risk assessment and analysis of remedial alternatives. These concerns are related, in that the Data Quality Objective (DQO) process addresses both. The DQO process was developed, in part, to assist CERCLA decision-makers in identifying the data types, data quality, and data quantity required to support decisions that must be made during the RI/FS process. This process as it relates to CERCLA soil characterization is discussed in the Data Quality Objective section of this paper. 99 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• Sponsoring Organization: EPA; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5720087
• Report Number(s): EPA-600/8-91/008; MISC--91025; ON: DE91014097
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BULK DENSITY
CLIMATES
CONTAMINATION
DENSITY
EROSION
GEOLOGY
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
LAWS
MATERIALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PERMEABILITY
PH VALUE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLLUTION LAWS
POROSITY
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SIZE
SOILS
STRATIGRAPHY
SUPERFUND
TEXTURE
WATER