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On‐site analytical support: A cost‐effective alternative to fixed laboratory services
Author(s) -
Goldschmidt William,
Gallis David,
Catherman David
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.3440040405
Subject(s) - schedule , remedial education , superfund , environmental remediation , agency (philosophy) , remedial action , process (computing) , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , computer science , environmental resource management , operations research , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental economics , business , environmental planning , engineering , waste management , contamination , economics , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , political science , law , hazardous waste , operating system
Two recent projects involving soils remediation at Superfund sites in southern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania exemplify the power of “real time” field analytical support in reducing time and expense during a project's remedial phase. The remediation efforts at both of these CERCLA sites were supported by ERM‐FAST on‐site analytical facilities which, in a “real‐time” scenario, achieved all data quality objectives (DQOs), met all regulatory agency requirements, and satisfied the client's needs. Both of these sites offer illustrations of the effectiveness of field analysis for vastly differing site contaminants. The client benefited from substantial savings on analytical cost as well as the savings realized through efficient and effective process and schedule management.