Characterization, Assessment & Monitoring

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Site characterization, assessment & monitoring is a major component of contaminant site management. Topics covered include long-term monitoring (LTM), traditional and emerging technologies for assessing the rate and extent of contaminant degradation, spatial and temporal distribution of contaminants, and formation properties that influence contaminant migration.

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Direct Push (DP) Technology Direct Push Logging Direct Push Sampling Geophysical Characterization and Monitoring Geophysics Borehole Geophysics Geophysical Data Analysis Surface Geophysics Mass Flux and Mass Discharge

Molecular Biological Tools - MBTs Metagenomics Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) No-Purge/Passive Sampling Overview of Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Data Analysis Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Data Variability Stable Isotopes

Additional Documents

• Integrated DNAPL Site Characterization and Tools Selection