Environmental analysis of contaminated sites / edited by Geoffrey I. Sunahara ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sunahara, Geoffrey I. (Geoffrey Isao), 1953-

Series:

Ecological & environmental toxicology series

Ecological and environmental toxicology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental toxicology.

Soil pollution.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Wiley, [2002]

Summary:

Scientific evaluation of the restoration of contaminated sites represents a major challenge to the field of environmental risk assessment. The success or failure of contaminated site restoration often depends on a good understanding of the biological processes, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the ecotoxicological tools used for its evaluation.

This book assesses the current approaches, using case studies to illustrate key points. It describes the inter-relationship between the laboratory and field ecotoxicologist, the contaminated site risk assessor and various international environmental regulatory agencies. This will improve communications amongst these groups, leading to better evaluation of contaminated site restoration.

This book will be essential reading for all those involved in land or water reclamation: regulators, environmental consultants and industrial ecotoxicologists. It will also be an excellent reference source for graduates and postgraduates studying bioremediation or environmental risk assessment.

Contents:

Part 1 Ecotoxicity Tools and Novel Approaches 1

2 Sample Handling and Preparation for Estimation of Mobility, Bioavailability and Toxicity of Contaminants in Soils / Gerald J. Zagury, Yves Dudal, Jacques Bureau, Christian Bastien, Raynald Chasse 9

3 Toxicity Tests for Assessing Contaminated Soils and Ground Water / Gladys L. Stephenson, Roman G. Kuperman, Greg L. Linder, Suzanne Visser 25

4 Multispecies and Multiprocess Assays to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Contaminated Sites / Roman Kuperman, Thomas Knacker, Ronald Checkai, Clive Edwards 45

5 Genotoxicity Analysis of Contaminated Environmental Media / Shannon S. Garcia, Kirby C. Donnelly 61

6 Challenges and Approaches for Identifying Carcinogens in Contaminated Media / Larry D. Claxton, S. Elizabeth George 79

7 Soil Biomarkers (Invertebrates and Microbes) for Assessing Site Toxicity / Claus Svendsen, Graeme Paton, Jason M. Weeks 95

8 Xenobiotic Impacts on Plants and Biomarkers of Contaminant Phytotoxicity / Bruce M. Greenberg 135

9 Use of Biomarkers of Exposure and Vertebrate Tissue Residues in the Hazard Characterization of PCBs at Contaminated Sites

Application to Birds and Mammals / Alan L. Blankenship, John P. Giesy 153

10 Ecotoxicological Approaches in the Field / Jorg Rombke, Jos Notenboom 181

Part 2 Risk Assessment Approaches for Contaminated Sites 197

12 Risk-based Assessment of Soil Contamination: Generic versus Site-specific Approaches / Connie L. Gaudet, Charles A. Menzie, Sylvain Ouellet 203

13 Ecological Effects-based Soil Guidelines: Case Studies from The Netherlands and Canada / Sylvain Ouellet, Trudie Crommentuijn, Connie L. Gaudet 221

14 Risk-based Remediation Approach: Critical Review and Implications / Jean-Pierre Trepanier, Stan Pauwels, Renee Gauthier, Lorraine Rouisse 239

15 Application Requirements for ERA of Contaminated Sites / Louis Martel, Raynald Chasse, Anne-Marie Lafortune, Sylvie Bisson 257

16 The Evolution of Ecological Risk Assessment During the 1990s: Challenges and Opportunities / Charles A. Menzie 281

Part 3 Case Studies Showing Applications of Toxicological and Ecotoxicological Risk Methods to Contaminated Sites and Remediation Technologies Management 301

18 New Dutch Policy on the Remediation of Soil

Balancing Human Health and Ecological Risks, Land Use and Remediation Costs: Two Case Studies / Ernestine Elkenbracht, Petra Kreule, Ferry van den Oever, Judith Raes 309

19 Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of an Explosives-contaminated Site / Pierre Yves Robidoux, Jalal Hawari, Sonia Thiboutot, Geoffrey I. Sunahara 335

20 Influence of Soil Remediation Techniques on the Bioavailability of Heavy Metals / C.A.M. van Gestel, L. Henzen, E.M. Dirven-Van Breemen, J.W. Kamerman 361

21 Contaminated Sites Redevelopment Using the Risk Assessment/Risk Management Approach: The Montreal Experience / Chantal Guay, Serge Barbeau 389

22 Environmental Fate and Human Exposure Modeling of the Residual TPH Contamination in a Bioremediated Petroleum Storage Site / Sylvain Loranger, Yvan Pouliot, Sebastien Sauve, Luc Dussault, Yvon Courchesne 411

23 An Application of Risk-based Corrective Action (Atlantic RBCA) for the Management of Two Sites Impacted with Residual Hydrocarbons in Groundwater / Claude Chamberland, Adrien Pilon, Simon Pardis, Stephen Esposito 433.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0471986690

OCLC:

47289361