| I. Today's Presentation | View | Download |
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| II. Geophysical Resources | View | Download |
| U.S. EPA Region 5 Geophysical Support | |
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| Geostatistical software packages available through EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Environmental Science Division (ESD) | |
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| U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Ground Water, Branch of Geophysics | |
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| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) HRTW Center of Expertise, Technical Resources on Geotechnical/Geology | |
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| USACE Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Technical Reports on Geophysical Surveys | |
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| The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Technical Standards for Industries Worldwide | |
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| Guide D6432-99 Standard Guide for Using the Surface Ground Penetrating Radar Method for Subsurface Investigation | |
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| EPA/625/R-92/007 Use of Airborne, Surface, and Borehole Geophysical Techniques at Contaminated Sites | |
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| USACE, EM1110-1-1802, Geophysical Exploration for Engineering and Environmental Investigation | |
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| Geophysical Techniques for Sensing Buried Wastes and Waste Migration | |
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| Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) | |
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| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Geophysical Data Center | |
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| Society of Exploration Geophysicists, New Surface Section | |
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| III. Case Studies | View | Download |
| Application of Geophysical Methods to Delineate Contamination in Fractured Rock at the University of Connecticut Landfill, Storrs, Connecticut | |
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| Mapping a Paleochannel System Controlling Contaminant Migration at a Wood-Treating Facility Using Electromagnetics | |
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| Use of Seismic Reflection Amplitude versus Offset (AVO) Techniques to Image Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL) | |
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| IV. Systematic Planning | View | Download |
| U.S. EPA Region 9 Quality Management Plan (QMP) | |
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| U.S. EPA OSWER Performance-Based Measurement System (PBMS) Implementation Plan | |
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| Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support (FIELDS) Software | |
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| DQO-PRO Software | |
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| Technical Project Planning (TPP) Process, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1.3MB/PDF) | |
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| Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process—EPA 600-R-96-055 (92K/PDF) | |
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| Data Quality Objectives Process for Hazardous Waste Site Investigations EPA QA/G-4HW-EPA 600-R-00-007 (684K/PDF) | |
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| Guidance for Data Quality Assessment: Practical Methods for Data Analysis EPA QA/G-9 (QA00 Update)—EPA 600-R-96-084 (1.3MB/PDF) | |
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| Guidance on Quality Assurance Project Plans—EPA 600-R-98-018 (555K/PDF) | |
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| Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process for Hazardous Waste Sites | |
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| DOE Hanford DQO Web Page | |
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| Pacific Northwest National Laboratory DQO Web Page | |
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| Quality Assurance Guidance for Conducting Brownfields Site Assessments-EPA 540-R-98-038 | |
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| A Rationale for the Assessment of Errors in the Sampling of Soils—EPA 600-R-90-013 (499K/PDF) | |
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| Engineering and Design - Requirements for the Preparation of Sampling and Analysis Plans (EM 200-1-3) | |
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| Clarifying DQO Terminology Usage to Support Modernization of Site Cleanup Practice | |
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| V. Dynamic Workplans | View | Download |
| A Guideline for Dynamic Workplans and Field Analytics: The Keys to Cost-Effective Site Characterization and Cleanup (includes 18-minute video) | |
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| A Dynamic Site Investigation: Adaptive Sampling and Analysis Program for Operable Unit 1 at Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, Massachusetts | |
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| University of Connecticut Expedited Site Assessment Reports (for UST sites) | |
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| D6235-98 Standard Practice for Expedited Site Characterization of Vadose Zone and Ground Water Contamination at Hazardous Waste Contaminated Sites (available from American Society for Testing and Materials) | |
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| Ames Laboratory's Environmental Technology Development Program | |
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| Dynamic Field Activities Webpage | |
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| Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research Center, Wenatchee, Washington | ||
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Cost and Performance Report: Expedited Characterization and Soil Remediation At the Test Plot Area Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research Center Wenatchee, Washington |
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Innovations in Site Characterization Case Study: Site Cleanup of the Wenatchee Tree Fruit Test Plot Site Using a Dynamic Work Plan (613K/PDF) |
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Remedial Action Management Plan (111K/PDF) |
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Work Plan Addendum (12K/PDF) |
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Sampling and Analysis Plan Field Sampling Plan - Part B (191K/PDF) |
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Quality Assurance Project Plan Sampling and Analysis Plan - Part C (155K/PDF) |
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| VI. On-Site Analysis—Field Analytical Technology Selection | View | Download |
| Center for Public Environmental Oversight–Technology Tree | |
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| California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) Technology Certification Program | |
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| ETV Canada Inc. | |
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| Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) [DOE/DoD/EPA] | |
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| U.S. Waterways Hazardous Waste Research Center Publications on Monitoring and Characterization | |
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| U.S. EPA Ada Laboratory Subsurface Remediation Information Center | |
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| EPA REmediation And CHaracterization Innovative Technologies (EPA REACH IT) | |
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| Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Field Sampling and Analysis Technologies Matrix and Reference Guide | |
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| EPA Environmental Technology Verification Program, Site Characterization and Monitoring Technologies Pilot | |
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| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) | |
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| VII. On-Site Analysis—Field Analytical Data Acceptability | View | Download |
| Clarification Regarding Use of SW-846 Methods | |
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| Using Field Methods—Experiences and Lessons: Defensibility of Field Data (15K/PDF) | |
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| EPA Region 1 QA Unit Fact Sheet—Revised Data Validation Guidance | |
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| VIII. Sampling | View | Download |
| Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846 Manual) | |
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| SW-846 Chapter 9 | |
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| Draft EPA statistical sampling guidance (USEPA QA/G-5S) | |
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| SADA software (free) | |
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| An Online Training Course of EPA Region 9 and ERD-Athens on Direct Push/Cone Penetrometer | |
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| DP Technologies for Collecting Soil and Ground Water Grab Samples | |
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| Ground Water Issue Paper from EPA's Kerr Laboratory EPA/540/S-95/504 April 1996 | |
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| New Monitoring Well Sampling Procedure—EPA Region 1 | |
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| Quality Assurance Guidances—EPA Region 2 | |
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| Ground Water Sampling Guidance Documents—EPA Region 4 | |
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| Environmental Investigations Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual (EISOPQAM) (USEPA Region 4) | |
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| USEPA ERT Webpage | |
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| USACE CRREL Reports | |
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User's Guide for Polyethylene-based Passive Diffusion Bag Samplers to Obtain Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations in Wells |
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| IX. General Site Characterization Technology Information | View | Download |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Headquarters Library of Engineering Manuals | |
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| Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) Committee | |
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| EPA Superfund Technical Support Program | |
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| The Brownfields Technology Support Center | |
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| U.S. Army Environmental Center (AEC) and Naval Explosive Ordnance Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) Technical Support Center | |
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| USACE Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Center of Excellence | |
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| Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC) | |
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| New England Waste Management Officials Association | |
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| Site Characterization and Monitoring Technologies: Bibliography of EPA Information Resources—EPA 542-B-98-003 | |
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| Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup—EPA 542-B-99-009 | |
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| Tool Kit of Information Resources for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup—EPA 542-B-99-009 | |
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| Summary of Recent Improvements in Methods for the Study of Contaminated and Potentially Contaminated Sites (238K/PDF) | |
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| OnSite: The On-line Site Assessment Tool | |
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| Site Characterization and Monitoring Technologies—Index of Interagency Case Study Information | |
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| Pneulogä Tool to Assist SVE | |
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| Innovative Techniques Used To Improve Mass Flux Calculations in Fractured Bedrock—Ground Water Currents (EPA 542-N-00-008) | |
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| Statistical Estimation and Visualization of Ground-Water Contamination Data (EPA 600-R-00-034) | |
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| X. Rebroadcast of Other Internet Seminars and Training Opportunities | View | Download |
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Introduction to Environmental Geophysics: Produced by U.S. EPA
Environmental Response TeamDesigned for individuals who have the responsibility for overseeing or planning the collection of site data or waste characteristics. It stresses practical information required to design or supervise geophysical surveys at hazardous waste sites. |
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