Site investigation and monitoring techniques for contaminated sites and potential waste disposal sites

Abstract

The techniques available for investigation and monitoring of soil, groundwater and vapour at sites which have been contaminated by past industrial or waste disposal practices and sites which are being considered for future waste disposal uses are discussed. The emphasis is on field techniques specifically related to contamination assessment and potential contaminant behaviour. Considerations related to the planning and scoping of site assessment studies are reviewed, followed by descriptions of the geological, hydrogeological, geochemical and geophysical techniques which are currently available.