A User's Guide for Determining the Sources of Contaminants in Sediments

Abstract

The objective of this document is to produce a guide for Navy Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) that will describe and demonstrate the process by which the Navy can defensibly determine the nature, extent, and source(s) of anthropogenic contamination in sediments near existing or former naval facilities. The document is divided into two sections. Section 1 provides a "step-by-step" description of the investigative process that RPMs can use when considering or designing a study. Section 2 provides the detailed description of a demonstration study that was conducted to assess the nature, extent, and source(s) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in Elizabeth River sediments near the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and the surrounding naval properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418118

Entities

People

  • J. M. Leather
  • S. A. Stout
  • W. E. Corl Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Data Analysis
  • Ecology
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Environment
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fuel Oils
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Petroleum

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry