This study covers modern approaches to indoor and outdoor environmental sampling, with an emphasis on identifying unknown substances. In those cases where no established government protocols exist for sampling and analysis, the author details approaches that have been used by researchers.

Extensively updated to reflect the most recent changes to the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule (the Rule ) and the ASTM Environmental Site Assessment Standard (the Standard ), Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1, Third Edition provides a valuable guide to the techniques of performing Phase 1 site assessment. Promoting a better understanding of the rationale and processes necessary to protect those stakeholders associated with a property, this book describes the latest methods used by leaders in the industry and emphasizes the development of an easy-to-follow investigative strategy for...

Don't begin your next occupational and environmental safety audit without using the 400+ detailed checklists in this book! With these checklists in hand, conducting self-audits to quickly discover where OSHA, EPA, and DOT compliance problems may exist in your facility is a snap. The EH&S compliance obligations that most industrial facilities face are presented in a user-friendly format that is easy to understand and follow. The appropriate Code of Federal Regulations citations are provided, along with background and reference information to streamline your audit.

As the list of regulated chemicals deemed environmental and/or occupational toxins grows, so go components of building materials. This book consolidates extensive research into plastics and functional building materials used in construction and renovation projects. It penetrates the mire of information and provides an easy reference for environmental professionals, architects, and construction managers. It provides a pre- and post- construction guide to potential materials emission and combustion health hazards that one might anticipate prior to, during, and after construction.