{"product_id":"riskbased-contaminated-land-investigation-and-assessment-9780471966081","title":"RiskBased Contaminated Land Investigation and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnvironmental Consultancy Recognition of contaminated land as a potential environment risk problem has come relatively late. However, in the 1990s there is an international agreement that dealing with such problems benefits from a risk management approach. This book provides a unique, practical guide to the effective conduct of risk assessments for contaminated sites. The risk-based approach requires recognition of site investigation as a component of (not merely an adjunct to) risk assessment and a systematic gathering of quality data relevant to making judgements about risks. This is an integrated and multidisciplinary subject. The book provides an understanding of the regulatory and social context in which contaminated land risks are managed; the interdisciplinary requirements, as well as the methodologies and their limitations for investigation and assessment. The opening chapters provide risk assessment and management background, stressing pragmatic approaches to the former. The c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContaminated Land Risk Management: Policies and Issues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contaminated Land Risk Assessment: An Overview.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Site Investigation in Risk Assessment: An Overview.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preliminary Investigations for Hazard Identification.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Site Investigation in Risk Assessment: Soil Contamination.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Investigation of the Water Environment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gas and Vapour Invesitgations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Qualitative Risk Assessment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Risk Ranking and Semi-Quantified Assessment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Site-Specific, Quantified Risk Assessment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Risk Assessment and Comtaminated Land: Conclusions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402697351511,"sku":"9780471966081","price":183.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471966081.jpg?v=1730481268","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/riskbased-contaminated-land-investigation-and-assessment-9780471966081","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}