Environmental Analysis of Contaminated Sites

Scientific evaluation of the restoration of contaminated sites represents a major challenge to the field of environmental risk assessment. The success or failure of contaminated site restoration often depends on a good understanding of the biological processes, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the ecotoxicological tools used for its evaluation.
This book assesses the current approaches, using case studies to illustrate key points. It describes the inter–relationship between the laboratory and field ecotoxicologist, the contaminated site risk assessor and various international environmental regulatory agencies. This will improve communications amongst these groups, leading to better evaluation of contaminated site restoration.
This book will be essential reading for all those involved in land or water reclamation: regulators, environmental consultants and industrial eco–toxicologists. It will also be an excellent reference source for graduates and postgraduates studying bioremediation or environmental risk assessment.

Spis treści:
List of contributors
Series foreword
Editors′ Preface
Abbreviations
Part 1 Ecotoxicity Tools and Novel Approaches
1. Introduction (A.Y. Renoux and G.I. Sunahara)
2. Sample Handling and Preparation for Estimation of Mobility, Bioavailablity and Toxicity of Contaminants in Soils (G.J. Zagury et al)
3. Toxicity Tests for Assessing Contaminated Soils and Ground Water (G.L. Stephenson et al)
4. Multispecies and Multiprocess Assays to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Contaminated Sites (R. Kuperman et al)
5. Genotoxicity Analysis of Contaminated Environmental Media (S.S. Garcia and K.C. Donnelly)
6. Challenges and Approaches for Identifying Carcinogens in Contaminated Media (L.D. Claxton and S.E. George)
7. Soil Biomarkers (Invertebrates and Microbes) for Assessing Site Toxicity (C.Svendsen et al)
8. Xenobiotic Impacts on Plants and Biomarkers of Contam inant Phytotoxicity (B.M. Greenberg)
9. Use of Biomarkers of Exposure and Vertebrate Tissue Residues in the Hazard Characterization of PCBs at Contaminated Sites –
Application to Birds and Mammals (A.L. Blankenship and J.P. Giesy)
10. Ecotoxicological Approaches in the Field (J. Römbke and J. Notenboom)
Part 2 Risk Assessment Approaches to Contaminated Sites
11. Introduction (C. Thellen and C.L. Gaudet)
12. Risk–based Assessment of Soil Contamination: Generic versus Site–specific Approaches (C.L. Gaudet et al)
13. Ecological Effects–based Soil Guidelines: Case Studies from The Netherlands and Canada (S. Ouellet et al)
14. Risk–based Remediation Approach: Critical Review and Implications (J–P. Tré panier et al)
15. Application Requirements for ERA of Contaminated Sites (L. Martel et al)
16. The Evolution of Ecological Risk Assessment During the 1990s: Challenges and Opportunities (C.A. Menzie)
Part 3 Case Studies showing Applications of Toxicological and Ecotoxicological Risk Methods to Contaminated Sites and Remediation Technologies Management
17. Introduction (A. Pilon)
18. New Dutch Policy on the Remediation of Soil –
Balancing Human Health and Ecological Risks, Land Use and Mediation Costs: Two Case Studeis (E. Elkenbracht et al)
19. Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of an Explosives–contaminated Site (P.Y. Robidoux et al)
20. Influence of Soil Remediation Techniques on the Bioavailability of Heavy Metals (C.A.M. van Gestel et al)
21. Contaminated Sites Redevelopment Using the Risk Assessment/Risk Management Approach: The Montreal Experience (C. Guay and S. Barbeau)
22. Einvironmental Fate and Human Exposure Modeling of the Residual TPH Contamination in a Bioremediated Petroleum Storage Site (S. Loranger et al)
23. An Application of Risk–based Corrective Action (Atlantic RBCA) for the Management of Two Sites Impacted with Residual Hydrocarbons in Groundwater (C. Chamberland et al)
Part 4 Closing Remarks
24. Closing Remarks (G.I. Sunahara et al)
Index

Okładka tylna:
Scientific evaluation of the restoration of contaminated sites represents a major challenge to the field of environmental risk assessment. The success or failure of contaminated site restoration often depends on a good understanding of the biological processes, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the ecotoxicological tools used for its evaluation.
This book assesses the current approaches, using case studies to illustrate key points. It describes the inter–relationship between the laboratory and field ecotoxicologist, the contaminated site risk assessor and various international environmental regulatory agencies. This will improve communications amongst these groups, leading to better evaluation of contaminated site restoration.
This book will be essential reading for all those involved in land or water reclamation: regulators, environmental consultants and industrial eco–toxicologists. It will also be an excellent reference source for graduates and postgraduates studying bioremediation or environmental risk assessment.