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The Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring, Second Edition (January 2006)

Edited by David M. Nielsen, The Nielsen Environmental Field School

The First Edition of the Practical Handbook of Ground-Water Monitoring, published in 1991, was the gold standard reference on the topic of ground-water monitoring. But, as in all rapidly evolving fields, regulations change, technology advances, methods improve, and research reveals flaws in prior thinking. The Second Edition of The Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring, published in January 2006, provides an updated look at the field. Completely revised, the book contains so much new information that it has doubled in size.

Containing the most up-to-date information available, the Second Edition emphasizes the practical applications of current technology. It covers environmental site characterization and ground-water monitoring in great detail, from the federal regulations that govern environmental investigations, to the various direct and indirect mehtods of investigating and monitoring the subsurface, to the analysis and interpretation of complex sets of environmental data.

Cheaper, faster, better was the mantra of the 1990s, resulting in more streamlined approaches to both environmental site characterization and ground-water monitoring, but also pitting the application of good science against the mandate to get a project done as quickly and inexpensively as possible. This book provides unbiased, technical discussions of the tremendously powerful tools developed in the last decade, helping environmental professionals strike a balance between good science and economics.

Highlights of the Second Edition:

Covers the complete spectrum of technology and field methods used for ground-water quality investigations and environmental site characterization projects

Provides coverage of site assessment techniques, health and safety considerations, equipment decontamination, field QA/QC, and well decommissioning

Discusses new information on applications of methods for detecting LNAPLs and DNAPLs

Includes citations for new ASTM standards for advanced environmental site characterization, and ASTM methods for well design and construction, hydraulic testing and ground-water sampling

Combines the experience and expertise of 35 highly respected practicing scientists and engineers

Table of Contents for the Second Edition

Chapter 1: Regulatory Mandates for Ground-Water Monitoring
by: Kathryn S. Makeig, Waste Science, Inc.; and David Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 2: Environmental Site Characterization [ALL NEW]
by: David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School; Gillian L. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School; and Lynne M. Preslo, GeoEco, Inc.

Chapter 3: Sampling and Monitoring the Vadose Zone
by: Thomas Ballestero, The University of New Hampshire; Beverly Herzog, Illinois State Geological Survey; and Glenn Thompson, Tracer Research Corp.

Chapter 4: Remote Sensing and Geophysical Methods for Evaluation of Subsurface Conditions
by: Richard C. Benson, Technos, Inc.

Chapter 5: Environmental Drilling for Soil Sampling, Rock Coring, Borehole Logging and Monitoring Well Installation
by: Thomas Ruda, Diedrich Drill, Inc.; and Jeffrey Farrar, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Chapter 6: Use of Direct-Push Technologies in Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring [ALL NEW]
by: Wesley McCall, Geoprobe Systems, Inc.; David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School; Stephen Farrington, Applied Research Associated, Inc.; and Thomas M. Christy, Geoprobe Systems, Inc.

Chapter 7: DNAPL Characterization Methods and Approaches: Performance and Cost Comparisons
[ALL NEW]
by: Mark L. Kram, Groundswell Technologies

Chapter 8: Ground-Water Monitoring System Design
by: Martin N. Sara, ERM, Inc.

Chapter 9: Designing Monitoring Programs to Effectively Evaluate the Performance of Natural Attenuation [ALL NEW]
by: Todd H. Wiedemeier, T.H. Weidemeier & Associates, LLC; Michael J. Barden, Geoscience Resources, Inc.; Patrick E. Haas, Mitretek Systems, Inc., and W. Zachary Dickson, T.H. Weidemeier & Associates, LLC

Chapter 10: Design and Installation of Ground-Water Monitoring Wells
[SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED]
by: David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School; and Ronald Schalla, Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs

Chapter 11: Multi-Level Ground-Water Monitoring [ALL NEW]
by: Murray Einarson, Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.

Chapter 12: Monitoring Well Post-Installation Considerations
by: Curtis A. Kraemer, Kraemer Environmental Services, Inc.; James A. Schultz, EA Environmental Science & Technology; and James W. Ashley, Green Mountain Ground Water

Chapter 13: Acquisition and Interpretation of Water-Level Data
by: Matthew G. Dalton, Dalton, Olmstead and Fuglevand; Brent E. Huntsman, Terran Corp.; and Ken Bradbury, Wisconsin Geological Survey

Chapter 14: Methods and Procedures for Defining Aquifer Parameters
by: John Sevee, Sevee & Maher Engineers

Chapter 15: Ground-Water Sampling [ALL NEW]
by: David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School; and Gillian L. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 16: Ground-Water Sample Analysis
by: Rock J. Vitale, Environmental Standards, Inc.; and Olin Braids, O.C. Braids and Associates

Chapter 17: Organization and Analysis of Ground-Water Quality Data
by: Martin N. Sara, ERM, Inc.; and Robert Gibbons, University of Illinois - Chicago

Chapter 18: Diagnosis of Ground-Water Monitoring Problems [ALL NEW]
by: Charles T. Kufs, Terrabyte, Inc.

Chapter 19: Health and Safety Considerations in Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring Projects
by: Steven P. Maslansky and Carol J. Maslansky, Maslansky GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Chapter 20: Decontamination Program Design for Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring Projects
by: Gillian L. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

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The Essential Handbook of Ground-Water Sampling
(January 2007)
Edited by David M. Nielsen and Gillian L. Nielsen
The Nielsen Environmental Field School

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This is the most complete and comprehensive text
on ground-water sampling ever assembled!

The Essential Handbook of Ground-Water Sampling provides a detailed discussion of every aspect of ground-water sampling. This book fully examines the processes that occur in sampling points, both between sampling events and during sample collection; details the many factors that impact ground-water sample quality; explains in detail the development of sampling and analysis plans and proper procedures for water-level measurement, equipment cleaning, purging, sample collection, pretreatment, handling, shipping and analysis; and presents methods for interpreting and presenting ground-water quality data. The 309-page text includes 140 figures, 45 tables, and hundreds of references to recent research as well as the classic research which provided the basis of our understanding of the fundamental science of ground-water sampling. No stone was left unturned in the production of this book.

Table of Contents for The Essential Handbook of Ground-Water Sampling

Chapter 1: The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling
by: David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 2: The Ground-Water Sampling and Analysis Plan: A Road Map to Sampling Procedures
by: Gillian L. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 3: Selection and Operation of Purging and Sampling Devices
by: David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 4: Preparing Sampling Points for Sampling: Purging Methods
by: David M. Nielsen and Gillian L. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 5: Ground-Water Sample Pretreament Methods: Filtration and Preservation
by: Gillian L. Nielsen and David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 6: Conducting a Ground-Water Sampling Event
by: Gillian L. Nielsen and David M. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 7: Aquisition and Interpretation of Water-Level Data
by: Matthew G. Dalton, Dalton, Olmstead and Fuglevand; Brent E. Huntsman, Terran Corp.; and Ken Bradbury, Wisconsin Geological Survey

Chapter 8: Decontamination of Field Equipment Used in Ground-Water Sampling Programs
by: Gillian L. Nielsen, Nielsen Environmental Field School

Chapter 9: Ground-Water Sample Analysis
by: Rock J. Vitale, Environmental Standards, Inc.; and Olin Braids, O.C. Braids and Associates

Chapter 10: Organization and Analysis of Ground-Water Quality Data
by: Martin N. Sara, ERM, Inc.; and Robert Gibbons, University of Illinois - Chicago

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Technical Guidance on Low-Flow Purging & Sampling and Minimum-Purge Sampling, Second Edition (April, 2002), By David M. Nielsen & Gillian L. Nielsen

A definitive, peer-reviewed publication that takes the mystery out of low-flow purging & sampling and minimum-purge sampling! Exhaustive research and practical experience of the authors unlock the secrets of successful implementation of these two new methods for monitoring well purging and sampling. Learn how and why low-flow purging & sampling and minimum-purge sampling work, how to implement these techniques in the field and how to know when to apply either at any given site. Learn how to avoid common errors in the field that result in the misunderstanding of what low-flow purging & sampling and minimum-purge sampling are trying to accomplish. This 60-page publication provides helpful checklists, charts and illustrations that are designed to make low-flow purging & sampling and minimum-purge sampling easy for the environmental professional to understand and implement in the field. This book has become THE standard reference used by many state environmental agencies to develop state guidance on low-flow purging and sampling. Click Here To Order!

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If you couldn't attend the conference, you missed a fabulous event! All of the newest and greatest technologies and the latest in research relating to environmental site characterization and ground-water monitoring and sampling were presented, discussed and demonstrated in the field! But -- you still have the opportunity to obtain copies of conference papers and summaries of several of the workshops presented at this event. Order your copy today - supplies are limited. Once they are sold - they are gone!

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