2nd Edition
Management of Contaminated Site Problems, Second Edition
Part I: A General Overview of Contaminated Site Problems
1. Introduction
2. The Nature of Contaminated Site Problems
3. Legislative-Regulatory Considerations in Contaminated Site Decision-Making
Part II: Contaminated Site Problem Diagnosis
4. The Contaminated Site Characterization Process
5. Planning for Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Activities
6. Field Investigation Techniques for Potentially Contaminated Sites
7. Contaminant Fate and Behavior Assessment
Part III: Contaminated Site Risk Assessment: Concepts, Principles, Techniques, and Methods of Approach
8. Principles, Concepts, and Procedural Elements in Contaminated Site Risk Assessment
9. Technical Approach to Human Health Endangerment Assessment
10. Technical Approach to Ecological Endangerment Assessment
Part IV: Development, Design, and Implementation of Risk-Based Solutions and Restoration Plans for Contaminated Site Problems
11. Risk-Based Restoration Goals and Cleanup Criteria for Contaminated Site Problems
12. General Types of Contaminated Site Restoration Methods and Technologies
13. Contaminated Site Risk Management Stratagems: The Design of Effectual Corrective Action Programs for Contaminated Site Problems
14. Turning "Brownfields" into "Greenfields": Illustrative Paradigms of Risk-Based Solutions to Contaminated Site Problems
Part V: Appendices
Biography
Dr. Kofi Asante-Duah presently serves as Chief Scientific Advisor to the DC Department of the Environment. In this capacity, he provides technical support/oversight to numerous real-life multi-pathway chemical/toxicological risk assessment projects – comprised of multimedia environmental investigations; human health risk assessments; ecological risk assessments; probabilistic risk assessments; evaluation of potential risks associated with the migration of toxic contaminant vapors into building structures; development of risk
