| Description and Sampling of Contaminated Soils: A Field Guide Contributor(s): Boulding, J. Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566700507 ISBN-13: 9781566700504 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: Description and Sampling of Contaminated Soils is revised and significantly expanded. It contains numerous checklists, tables, and step-by-step descriptions of methods and procedures for cost-effective, detailed site investigations for evaluating the potential for contaminant transport, and field collection of information on soil engineering properties required for remediation selection and design. Some features new to the second edition include new tables with expanded criteria for placement of soils in hydrological groups and on color and occurrence of iron oxide minerals; summary tables on hand-held and power-driven soil sampling equipment have been expanded to make them the most complete available anywhere; and a new appendix with checklists that identify the availability of field, laboratory, and estimation procedures for more than 100 site, soil, and contaminant physical, chemical, and biological parameters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General - Science | Chemistry - General |
| Dewey: 628.55 |
| LCCN: 93006127 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.24" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This second edition of EPA's bestselling book, Description and Sampling of Contaminated Soils: A Field Guide, Second Edition, has been revised and significantly expanded over the original edition. An ideal reference for anyone involved in site investigations, this guide describes how to determine the amount and extent of soil contamination and potential for movement of contaminants in the soil and groundwater. It contains checklists, tables, and step-by-step descriptions of methods and procedures for: This guide also features an adaptation of soil description procedures used by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS) for investigating contaminated sites. The SCS soil description and classification procedures, when used in combination with the Unified Soil Classification System currently used by geologists and engineers, greatly improves contaminated site assessments. |
