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Risk, resource, and regulatory issues: Remediation of chlorinated and recalcitrant compounds

Conference ·
OSTI ID:679307
Sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents and other recalcitrant compounds present formidable challenges in terms of risk assessment, resource allocation, and regulatory compliance. This book presents a broad overview of these issues and case studies documenting successful risk-based site remediation strategies. Included in this volume are chapters on pathways analysis and modeling for risk assessment, human health and ecological risk assessment approaches, risk assessment in a RBCA context, resource allocation and cost considerations, regulatory issues, stakeholder involvement and technology acceptance, status and trends in technical impracticability, geostatistics and data quality objectives, and innovative site-monitoring approaches.
OSTI ID:
679307
Report Number(s):
CONF-980549--; ISBN 1-57477-056-X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English