Short description and topics:
he U.S. EPA Principles for Greener Cleanups
outline the Agency's policy for evaluating and minimizing the
environmental 'footprint' of activities undertaken when cleaning
up a contaminated site. Use of the best management practices
(BMPs) recommended in EPA's series of green remediation fact
sheets can help project managers and other stakeholders apply
the Principles on a routine basis, while maintaining the cleanup
objectives, ensuring protectiveness of a remedy, and improving
its environmental outcome. Site investigations typically involve
sampling of soil and groundwater using various drilling and well
installation technologies and analysis of samples at offsite
laboratories. Investigations also may include sampling of
sediment, surface water, soil gas, or indoor air; searching for
underground storage tanks (USTs) or other buried objects; or
evaluating demolition material containing asbestos, lead-based
paint, or other toxic products (December 2009, 4 pages).
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Site investigation overview
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Environmental
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Wider impacts / sustainability overview
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Professor Paul Bardos