Environmental cleanup at Navy facilities : adaptive site management / Committee on Environmental Remediation at Naval Facilities, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on Environmental Remediation at Naval Facilities Staff, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Facilities--Environmental aspects.

United States.

Navy-yards and naval stations--Environmental aspects--United States.

Navy-yards and naval stations.

Hazardous waste site remediation--United States.

Hazardous waste site remediation.

Hazardous waste sites--United States--Management.

Hazardous waste sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Adaptive site management

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 ADAPTIVE SITE MANAGEMENT""; ""3 MONITORING AND DATA ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT ADAPTIVE SITE MANAGEMENT""; ""4 EVALUATION AND EXPERIMENTATION""; ""5 TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW""; ""6 NONTECHNICAL ISSUES REGARDING THE USE OF ADAPTIVE SITE MANAGEMENT""; ""Appendixes""; ""A ACRONYMS""; ""B REMEDIATION CASE STUDIES""; ""C TABLES OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS""; ""D COMMITTEE MEMBER AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309168588

0309168589

9780309517201

0309517206

OCLC:

923258953