ICE Design and Practice Guides : Contaminated Land - Investigation, Assessment and Remediation, 2nd Edition

The first edition of this ICE design and practice guide became one of the most popular ICE publications after it was published in 1994. Since the first edition, there has been a multitude of legislation on the environment and the adoption of many of the principles of the European Landfill Directive. This has meant specialists, regulators and engineers are grappling with interpretation of guidance frameworks, new levels of testing accuracy and increased public perception of environmental damage.

Part I : Investigation and Assessment
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : The Risk Management Framework
Chapter 3 : Site Investigation and Risk Management

Part II : Remediation
Chapter 4 : Remediation As Part of Risk Management
Chapter 5 : Remediation Options
Chapter 6 : Remedy Selection
Chapter 7 : Design and Implementation

Appendix A : Summary of Information Sources for Desk Study
Appendix B : Investigation Techniques
Appendix C : Summary of Capabilities and Limitations of Civil Engineering Based Remediation Methods
Appendix D : Summary of Capabilities and Limitations of Process-Based Remedial Methods
Appendix E : Initial Selection Criteria
Appendix F : Waste Management Related to Contaminated Land
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