Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning up

1,51
MB Brownfields Sites: Railroad Yards

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ID UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

2002
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Contents

Notice . ii

Foreword . iii

Acknowledgments iv

Contentsv

Chapter 1. Introduction . 1

Background . 1

Purpose . 1

Chapter 2. Railroad Yard Brownfields . 4

Railyard Activities . 4

Contaminants Found at Railyards . 5

Railyard Site Remediation . 5

Chapter 3. Phase I Site Assessment and Due Diligence . 7

Background Information 7

Role of EPA and State Government . 8

Performing A Phase I Site Assessment. .9

Due Diligence . 14

Conclusion . 17

Chapter 4. Phase II Site Investigation . 19

Background . 19

Setting Data Quality Objectives . 21

Establish Screening Levels . 21

Conduct Environmental Sampling and Data Analysis 22

Chapter 5. Contaminant Management 25

Background . 25

Evaluate Remedial Alternatives . 26

Develop Remedy Implementation Plan . 26

Remedy Implementation . 28

Chapter 6. Conclusion . 30