Environmental Consulting Fundamentals

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4398-6890-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 793 g

Written by an environmental consultant with more than 20 years of experience, and based on a course he taught for 10 years, Environmental Consulting Fundamentals: Investigation and Remediation introduces the basic building blocks of environmental consulting. Rather than formulas and equations, it emphasizes the thought processes that go into designing an environmental study, interpreting the data, and selecting the next step—be it further investigation or remediation.

The book begins with an overview of environmental consulting, the regulatory structures that impact the work, and the underlying science of environmental processes. It then takes you through the steps of subsurface investigations and remediations, from Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments through to remedial actions. This is followed by an outline of ecological risk assessment and mitigation and a chapter on environmental impact assessments, a large subfield in environment consulting.

Moving indoors, the book then covers environmental issues related to buildings, including asbestos, lead-based paint, radon, mold, and indoor air quality. The final chapter describes a typical environmental consulting project, from designing the scope of work to developing a prospective budget and project schedule. Throughout, photographs, illustrations, and examples of environmental problems make the theoretical concepts more concrete.

A primer for those interested in a career in this dynamic, multidisciplinary field, this is also a handy reference for practicing consultants. Combining theory and practical advice, it provides an accessible introduction to the type of projects you may encounter as an environmental consultant.

Zielgruppe

Practicing environmental consultants; beginning environmental consultants; specialists who work with other organizations to resolve environmental remediation issues; and undergraduate and graduate students majoring in environmental science or environmental engineering taking courses in Environmental Consulting, Environmental Investigation and Remediation, or Environmental Hazards and Remediation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alter, Benjamin

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensberatung, Unternehmenssubventionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Environmental Consulting: A PerspectiveWhat Is Environmental Consulting?Framework of Environmental RegulationsSite Investigations and RemediationsChemicals of Concern and Their PropertiesFate and Transport in the SubsurfacePhase I Environmental Site AssessmentsSite InvestigationsRemedial Investigations and Setting Remediation GoalsRemedial ActionsLand UsageWetlands, Surface Waters, and Endangered SpeciesEnvironmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Indoor Environmental ConcernsAsbestos SurveyingAsbestos AbatementLead-Based Paint Surveying and AbatementDrinking Water TestingMold Surveying and RemediationRadon Surveying and RemediationIndoor Air QualityThe Environmental ProjectAppendix A: List of Abbreviations
Appendix B: State Environmental Departments
Index

Each chapter includes references.

Über Autor(innen)

Benjamin Alter has been an environmental consultant since 1989. He has a bachelor of science degree from the State University of New York at Albany, a master of science degree from Cornell University, and an MBA from Columbia University. As an environmental consultant, Alter has designed and managed multiple remedial investigations and remediations, and has conducted hundreds of site assessments throughout the United States. He has provided litigation services for numerous hazardous waste cases, and has been a key contributor in the development of New Jersey’s Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program. He was an adjunct professor at the Hunter College School of Health Sciences in New York City from 2000 to 2009, and has published numerous articles and given numerous presentations on environmental investigations and remediations. Alter is currently a principal and senior vice president with GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.