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Technical Guidance

Remediation Management of Complex Sites

Provides practical steps for managing the remediation process at complex sites where progress is uncertain and achieving regulatory closure or long-term management within a reasonable timeframe is not expected.

Technical Guidance

Long-Term Contaminant Management Using Institutional Controls

Provides best practices for managing long-term institutional control programs, including stewardship, monitoring, tracking, and a downloadable tool for developing site-specific stewardship plans.

Technical Guidance

Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites

Explains how geospatial analysis can be used to optimize environmental projects throughout the entire site life cycle, from release detection and site characterization to remediation, monitoring, and closure.

Technical Guidance

Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response

Provides guidance on planning, implementing, and evaluating geophysical classification to improve the efficiency, quality, and defensibility of munitions response projects.

Technical Guidance

Integrated DNAPL Site Characterization and Tools Selection

Provides tools for selecting and applying appropriate approaches for integrated site characterization and remediation at sites contaminated with dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs).

Technical Guidance

Decision Making at Contaminated Sites: Issues and Options in Human Health Risk Assessment

Practical guidance for addressing common challenges in human health risk assessment and decision-making during the cleanup of contaminated sites.

Technical Guidance

Petroleum Vapor Intrusion: Fundamentals of Screening, Investigation, and Management

Provides an eight-step process with checklists for the effective assessment and management of vapor intrusion at sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.

Technical Guidance

Contaminated Sediments Remediation: Remedy Selection for Contaminated Sediments

Introduces a six-step remedy selection framework to assist decision-makers in identifying which contaminated sediment remedial technology is most favorable for a site.

Technical Guidance

Groundwater Statistics and Monitoring Compliance: Statistical Tools for the Project Life Cycle

Assists users without statistical expertise to understand groundwater statistical methods and apply statistical tools throughout each stage of a groundwater project. Includes common statistical methods, relevant study questions, and software tools.

Technical Guidance

Biochemical Reactors for Treating Mining-Influenced Water

Provides a decision tree, case studies, and application information to determine whether biochemical reactor treatment is appropriate to treat mining-influenced water.