Characterization, Assessment & Monitoring

Site characterization, assessment and monitoring is a major component of contaminated 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.

Related Articles

Characterization Methods – Hydraulic Conductivity Compound Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) Direct Push (DP) Technology DP Logging DP Sampling Geophysical Methods Case Studies Groundwater Sampling - No-Purge/Passive

Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) LTM Data Analysis LTM Data Variability Molecular Biological Tools - MBTs Metagenomics Proteomics and Proteogenomics Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) Natural Attenuation in Source Zone and Groundwater Plume - Bemidji Crude Oil Spill OPTically-based In-situ Characterization System (OPTICS)

Additional Documents

• Integrated DNAPL Site Characterization and Tools Selection