SAMPLING AND ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED SITES

Drawing on the expertise of researchers and professionals from around the globe, this volume focuses on providing a foundational framework for assessing the contamination of soil, surface water, and groundwater, and evaluating the human health risk factors of contamination. Chapters cover key topics such as the sources, types, and management of prevailing and emergent contaminants; site risk assessment strategies for contaminated land; the assessment of water security challenges; and scientific tools for site monitoring.

With eye-opening examples from a number of global case studies, the book explores the intersection of engineering practices, a conceptual understanding of contaminated sites, and technological advancements in site data sampling and monitoring. The intended readers of this book include experienced environmental professionals, remediation engineers, public health experts, and researchers and graduate students in the environmental field.

The World Scientific Series on Environmental Remediation aims to serve as an authoritative guide on a comprehensive range of topics, including environmental risk assessment, pollution management, and sustainable site remediation, as well as legal and regulatory aspects of contaminated sites.

Contents:

• Sampling and Assessment of Contaminated Sites and Sediments (R Correll)
• Strategies for Risk-Based Sampling of Environmental Contamination (R Brewer, J Song, and M Heskett)
• Soil Sampling and Characterisation of Contaminated Land: Assessing and Understanding Residual Behaviour of Glyphosate (Md Nuruzzaman, Saifullah Omar Nasif, W D Nipuni. P Welivitya, Md Abdul Halim, Francisca Munyeza, Alvin Lal, and Ravi Naidu)
• Soil Sampling and Analysis for Heavy Metals at Contaminated Sites (S B Shah)
• Cryogenic Core Collection and High-Resolution Sample Analysis to Support Subsurface Remediation (Saeed Kiaalhosseini, Tom Sale, Rick Rogers, Maria Irianni-Renno, and Rick Johnson)
• Leveraging Machine Learning Models for Enhanced Contaminated Site Assessment (Alvin Lal, Junaid Sadeque, Ashneel Sharan, Asadi Srinivasulu, Yanju Liu, and Ravi Naidu)
• Quantifying Exchange: An Overview of Groundwater–Surface Water Measurement Methodologies (M M Cremeans)
• Arsenic Contamination in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna River Delta Aquifer: Understanding Water Security Challenges (Madhumita Chakraborty, Md Ilias Mahmud, Sarmin Sultana, Nguyen Pham Minh Ngoc, and Abhijit Mukherjee)
• Practical Considerations of Linear- and Branched-PFAS Isomers for Developing Conceptual Site Models and Site Remediation (Sheau-Yun (Dora) Chiang)
• Preliminary Health Risk Assessment and Contaminated Sites Prioritisation (Marco Falconi, Lana Kukobat, and Dragana Vidojević)
• Assessing Health Risk of the Population Living in the Vicinity of the Bor Industrial Sites (Branislava Matić, Snežana Živković Perišić, and Dragan Miljuš)

Readership: This book is aimed at researchers, industry practitioners, and policy-makers in the fields of environmental science and regulation. The book is also suitable for graduate students in environmental science and environmental engineering.