Macroengineering: An Environmental Restoration Management Process

Published:
April 18, 2006 by CRC Press - 232 Pages
Author(s):
John Darabaris, Denver Federal Center, Colorado, USA

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Features

  • Elucidates the three macroengineering technical approaches most often used for large-scale soil/source area environmental restoration
  • Discusses the importance of identifying potential gaps in technology and engineering development and determining if they will impede the macroengineering approach
  • Covers the objectives of site and waste characterization such as protecting workers during remediation, minimizing environmental impacts, and avoiding unnecessary waste volume expansion
  • Highlights the advantages of on-site mobile screening laboratories for expediting the analytical work, especially in costs and time savings
  • Provides an approach for assessing regulatory restrictions, requirements, and options based on current or in-the-process regulatory initiativesAbout the Author: Formerly a Division Vice President with Kearney/Centaur, Mr. Darabaris is an experienced program manager on complex, sophisticated DOE, DOD, EPA, and industry environmental projects. Possessing both a PE license and a non-practicing CPA certificate, he marries both engineering and cost perspectives to the impacts of regulatory strategy alternatives. His graduate degrees in Geologic Engineering and Finance give him unique insights into the breadth of technical, regulatory, and management issues that program and project managers face in the complex field of environmental remediation. In recognition for his achievements, Mr. Darabaris has been awarded an Honorary Professional Development Degree from the University of Missouri and a commendation from the U S Army Corp of Engineer's Omaha Office.

    • Summary

    Environmental restoration has entered an era of faster, better, cheaper. Uniquely suited to meet all of those requirements, macroengineering has become one of the hottest concepts in the field. Macroengineering: An Environmental Restoration Management Process provides a comprehensive understanding of all the technical, cost, and regulatory issues that an environmental project manager would potentially face on a large scale environmental restoration project. The author makes the case for integrated planning and management of environmental restoration projects and provides money-saving solutions.

    The text delineates the many issues a project or program manager will typically face on a complex, large-scale environmental restoration project. The author addresses unique technical issues encountered during DOD and DOE environmental cleanup efforts, such as radionuclide contamination, unexploded ordinance, heavy metals, and other common contaminants. Referencing the most recent regulations and practices in environmental cleanup projects, the book also includes useful charts and tables and serves both as a classroom text and a professional reference.

    Describing how to get the job done efficiently and cost-effectively, the text combines practical technological information with project management information to form one comprehensive volume. The author distills knowledge from many disciplines into a concise and cohesive text, providing a starting point and stressing the interconnection between key elements. Emphasizing the integrative nature of macroengineering projects, the book gives you the tools to ensure that organizational resources you have committed to environmental restoration are used to their best advantage.

    Table of Contents

    MACROENGINEERING AS AN INTEGRAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION MANAGEMENT PROCESS - INTRODUCTION

    PREPARATION OF PRECONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING BASELINE STUDY

    MACROENGINEERING TECHNICAL APPROACHES
    Contamination Soil/Source Area Site Environmental Restoration Approaches
    Mining-Oriented Macroengineering Approach
    Industrial Engineering Type of Macroengineering System
    Contained Management Approach
    Groundwater Remediation Approaches

    ASSESSING INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
    Independent Technology Survey
    Technology Risk Assessment

    SITE CHARACTERIZATION
    Hydrologic Investigations
    Soil and Sediment Investigations
    Data Quality Objectives
    Geophysical Investigations

    DISCUSSION ON Mobile Laboratory Requirements
    Physical Structure Requirements
    Specific Requirements Related to Instruments and Analytical Capabilities
    Analysis Process
    Quality Assurance/Quality Control

    REGULATORY STRATEGY
    Macroengineering Approach
    Special Waste/Remediation Concerns
    Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)
    Review of RCRA Corrective Action Regulatory Initiatives
    Review of Natural Attenuation Remedy

    ESTABLISHING CLEANUP OBJECTIVES AND NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES
    Macroengineering Cleanups
    Natural Resource Damage Assessments

    RISK ASSESSMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS
    General Discussion
    Standard Superfund Baseline Risk Assessment Practices
    Population Risk Analysis
    Emergency Response Analysis

    ESTABLISHING PROJECT HAZARDS AND SAFETY CONTROL MEASURES
    Inorganic Chemicals
    Organic Compounds
    Operational Chemicals/Hazard Communication Program
    Radiological Hazards
    Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
    Physical Hazards
    Personnel Protection Equipment
    Site Control and Work Zones
    Decontamination

    COST, PRODUCTIVITY AND SCHEDULING ISSUES
    Contracting Options
    Developing Cost and Schedule Estimates
    Productivity, Cost and Schedule Issues
    Cost Estimate Allowances

    Summary

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