| Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilities: Adaptive Site Management Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Water Science and Technology Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309087481 ISBN-13: 9780309087483 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $57.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: The number of hazardous waste sites across the United States has grown to approximately 217,000, with billions of cubic yards of soil, sediment, and groundwater plumes requiring remediation. Sites contaminated with recalcitrant contaminants or with complex hydrogeological features have proved to be a significant challenge to cleanup on every level--technologically, financially, legally, and sociopolitically. Like many federal agencies, the Navy is a responsible party with a large liability in hazardous waste sites. "Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilities applies the concepts of adaptive management to complex, high-risk hazardous waste sites that are typical of the military, EPA, and other responsible parties. The report suggests ways to make forward progress at sites with recalcitrant contamination that have stalled prior to meeting cleanup goals. This encompasses more rigorous data collection and analysis, consideration of alternative treatment technologies, and comprehensive long-term stewardship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General |
| Dewey: 363.738 |
| LCCN: 2003108132 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 8.96" (1.33 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: The number of hazardous waste sites across the United States has grown to approximately 217,000, with billions of cubic yards of soil, sediment, and groundwater plumes requiring remediation. Sites contaminated with recalcitrant contaminants or with complex hydrogeological features have proved to be a significant challenge to cleanup on every level?technologically, financially, legally, and sociopolitically. Like many federal agencies, the Navy is a responsible party with a large liability in hazardous waste sites. Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilitites applies the concepts of adaptive management to complex, high-risk hazardous waste sites that are typical of the military, EPA, and other responsible parties. The report suggests ways to make forward progress at sites with recalcitrant contamination that have stalled prior to meeting cleanup goals. This encompasses more rigorous data collection and analysis, consideration of alternative treatment technologies, and comprehensive long-term stewardship. |