Characterizing Soil Contamination at Sites with Multiple Undocumented Spills: Draft Final Report

Keefer, Donald A.; Barnhardt, Michael L.

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Title

Characterizing Soil Contamination at Sites with Multiple Undocumented Spills: Draft Final Report

Author(s)

• Keefer, Donald A.
• Barnhardt, Michael L.

Issue Date

2000-07-12

Keyword(s)

• Hazardous waste sites -- Characterization
• Soil pollution -- Analysis
• Hazardous waste site remediation
• Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- Illinois

Abstract

Remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater requires accurate characterization of contaminant occurrence. In facilities that have been contaminated through multiple, discrete spills of unknown timing and quantity, the problems of characterization can be very difficult. Using a large data set of pesticide contamination in soil samples at two agrichemical facilities, we have explored the distribution of contamination, and have evaluated several methods for designing sampling strategies and evaluating sample results.

Publisher

Champaign, IL : Illinois Waste Management and Research Center

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/25828

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Illinois Waste Management and Research Center ; HWR95-133

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