QuickSite{sup SM}, the Argonne expedited site characterization methodology [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1997.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: 8 pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Expedited site characterization (ESC), developed by Argonne National Laboratory, is an interactive, integrated process emphasizing the use of existing data of sufficient quality, multiple complementary characterization methods, and on-site decision making to optimize site investigations. The Argonne ESC is the basis for the provisional ESC standard of the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials). QuickSite{sup SM} is the implementation package developed by Argonne to facilitate ESC of sites contaminated with hazardous wastes. At various sites, Argonne has successfully implemented QuickSite{sup SM} and demonstrated the technical superiority of the ESC process over traditional methodologies guided by statistics and random-sampling approaches. For example, in a QuickSite{sup SM} characterization of a perched aquifer at the Pantex Plant in Texas, past data and geochemical analyses of existing wells were used to develop a model for recharge and contaminant movement. With the model as a guide, closure was achieved with minimal field work.

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E 1.99:anl/er/cp--91153
E 1.99: conf-980416--
conf-980416--
anl/er/cp--91153

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Published through SciTech Connect.
09/01/1997.
"anl/er/cp--91153"
" conf-980416--"
"DE97054350"
1. international conference on site characterization, Atlanta, GA (United States), 19-22 Apr 1998.
Burton, J.C.; Meyer, W.T.

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W-31109-ENG-38

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