Assessment and Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites

Federal regulations have required thousands of underground storage tanks (USTs) to be dug up and removed or replaced. The contamination of soil and ground water from leaking USTs has become widespread and has produced an overwhelming number of sites that require remediation.
Assessment and Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites presents the broad scope of the remedial process from initial site assessment to closure in an integrated, understandable format. The book guides you effortlessly through regulatory requirements, site assessments and sampling, and remediation methods. RCRA and CERCLA federal regulations are addressed. The chemistry and toxicology of petroleum hydrocarbons in the remediation process are explained, and factors affecting soil remediation are discussed. Environmental assessments, site characterizations, remediation planning, and remediation methods are all covered in detail. The book is an essential guide for environmental consultants, regulatory agency personnel, engineers, and environmental attorneys.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Environmental Legislation and Regulations 3. Petroleum Hydrocarbons 4. Soils and Subsurface Characteristics 5. Environmental Assessments 6. Site Assessments 7. Environmental Sampling and Laboratory Analysis 8. Data Integration and Technology Selection: The Corrective Action Plan 9. In Situ Remediation Technologies 10. Non-In Situ Soil Treatment Technologies

About the author

Cole\, G. Mattney

Summary

This book presents the broad scope of the remedial process of petroleum contaminated sites, from initial site assessment to closure, in an integrated and coherent format. It provides environmental consultants, managers, and owners with the tools needed to follow a remediation through to completion.

Product details

• Authors: G. Mattney Cole
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.1994
• EAN: 9780873718240
• ISBN: 978-0-87371-824-0
• No. of pages: 378
• Weight: 907 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Pollution & threats to the environment, United States of America, USA, Pollution control, Pollution and threats to the environment, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries