{"id":7819,"date":"2018-03-27T07:22:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T23:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envguide.com\/integrated-dnapl-site-characterization-process\/"},"modified":"2018-03-29T02:06:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T18:06:29","slug":"integrated-dnapl-site-characterization-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.envguide.com\/integrated-dnapl-site-characterization-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrated DNAPL Site Characterization Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Integrated site characterization (ISC) is a process for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of characterization efforts at DNAPL sites. It encourages characterization at a sufficient resolution to capture the effects of the heterogeneities that direct contaminant distribution, fate, and transport, and remediation effectiveness, so that an integrated three-dimensional conceptual site map (CSM) can be developed and refined.<\/p>\n

ISC (Figure 1) supports iterative refinement of the CSM over the project life cycle with information obtained during site investigation, remedy design, and remedy optimization. ISC relies on a systematic objectives-based site characterization process specified in the following. Through ISC, the most appropriate and up-to-date site characterization tools are selected to effectively characterize site stratigraphy, permeability, and contaminant distribution. Once the data are collected, the process includes evaluating and interpreting the data and updating the CSM.<\/p>\n

The specific steps in an ISC process are as follows:<\/p>\n