The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has defined brownfields sites as 'abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.' EPA established its Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative to empower states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic revitalization to work together to accomplish the redevelopment of such sites. The Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup. This Third Edition includes new and updated resources to assist in the identification and selection of innovative site characterization and cleanup technologies for brownfields redevelopment. It provides a generally applicable outline of the steps in the cleanup of a site slated for redevelopment, and introduces brownfields stakeholders to the range of innovative technology options and resources available to them. It also provides valuable information to a wide range of stakeholders involved in or affected by the redevelopment of brownfields sites, whether public projects, private developments, or public-private partnerships. The third edition, which incorporates minor revisions in the structure and content of the second edition, has been expanded significantly to include new and updated resources, which are included on the CD-ROM.

Includes index. "EPA 542-B-01-001"--Cover. One fold-out map.