New EPA publications on Brownfields

[Susan Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

Brownfields Technical Guides. The EPA National Risk Management Research
Laboratory published three technical documents to facilitate assessment
and cleanup of brownfields sites and a companion resource document that
describes cost estimating resources. The guides present a general overview
of site information that should be obtained prior to site characterization
and contain descriptions of typical industrial operations that could have
occurred at sites used for these purposes, matrix listing of contaminants
typically associated with the site type and the media in which the
contaminants can be found. Tables within the guides identify available
site characterization tools and technologies and sample collection
practices. The cost estimating tools document includes databases, web
sites, computer software and services that can assist a decision maker to
develop an order of magnitude cost estimate, or evaluate one that is
presented to the decision maker. Hard Copies only at this time, contact
(800) 490-9198 or (513) 489-8190 or fax your request to (513) 891-6685.

Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up
Automotive Repairs Sites under the Brownfields Initiative
(EPA/625/R-98/008)
Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Iron and
Steel Mill Sites under the Brownfields Initiative (EPA/625/R-98/007)
Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Metal
Finishing Sites under the Brownfields Initiative (EPA/625/R-98/006)
Cost Estimating Tools and Resources for Addressing Sites under
Brownfields Initiative (EPA/625/R-99/001)

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