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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; PART I: A General Overview of Contaminated Site Problems; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Tracking the Causes and Potential Impacts of Environmental Contamination and Contaminated Site Problems; 1.1.1 Coming to Terms with Environmental Contamination and Chemical Exposure Problems?; 1.2 Managing Contaminated Site Problems; 1.2.1 Risk Assessment as a Tool in the Management of Contaminated Site Problems 1.2.2 Contaminated Site Risk Management: Establishing the Need for Corrective Actions at Contaminated Sites1.2.3 Restoring the Integrity of Contaminated Sites via a Cost-Effective Contaminated Site Decision-Making Process; 1.3 Key Attributes, Scope/Coverage, and Organization of This Book; Chapter 2 The Nature of Contaminated Site Problems; 2.1 The Making and Anatomy of Contaminated Sites: What Are the Origins of Contaminated Sites?; 2.2 Health, Environmental, and Socioeconomic Implications of Contaminated Site Problems; 2.3 Contaminated Site Classification and Designation Systems Chapter 3 Legislative-Regulatory Considerations in Contaminated Site Decision-Making3.1 Environmental Control and Cleanup Policies in Different Regions of the World; 3.1.1 Environmental Laws in North America; 3.1.1.1 Risk Assessment in the U.S. Regulatory Systems; 3.1.2 Environmental Laws within the European Community Bloc, Including the United Kingdom; 3.1.2.1 United Kingdom (UK); 3.1.2.2 The Netherlands; 3.1.2.3 France; 3.1.2.4 Federal Republic of Germany; 3.1.3 Environmental Policies and Regulations in Different Parts of the World; 3.2 A Paradigm for International Environmental Laws 3.3 Minimizing the Primary Causes of Environmental Contamination Problems as the Ultimate Paradigm ShiftPART II: Contaminated Site Problem Diagnosis; Chapter 4 The Contaminated Site Characterization Process; 4.1 Goals and Requirements of a Contaminated Site Characterization; 4.1.1 Key Information Requirements; 4.2 Elements of a Site Characterization Activity; 4.2.1 Designing a Cost-Effective Site Characterization Program; 4.2.2 The Nature of Contaminated Site Investigation Activities; 4.3 Development of Conceptual Site Models for Contaminated Site Problems 4.3.1 Design Requirements and Elements of a CSM4.3.1.1 The Overarching Role of CSMs in Corrective Action Programs; 4.3.2 Development of Exposure Scenarios: Integrating Contaminant Sources with Exposure Pathways and Receptors; 4.4 Design of Data Collection and Evaluation Programs; 4.4.1 Development of Data Quality Objectives; 4.4.1.1 Data Quality Assessment; 4.4.2 Field Data Collection and Analysis Stratagem; 4.4.2.1 Data Collection and Analysis Strategies; 4.4.2.2 Evaluation of QC Samples; 4.4.2.3 The Reporting and Handling of "Censored" Laboratory Data