Management
of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites
The Gas Research Institute's
Practical Reference Guide in a Two Volume Set.
Editors: Thomas D. Hayes,
David G. Linz, David V. Nakles and Alfred P. Leuschner
Two Volume Set: U.S. $195.00,
1996, 1260pp. ISBN: 1-884940-18-8
Management of
Manufactured Gas Plant Sites is a two-volume authoritative
reference and practical guide for MGP site investigation,
risk assessment, and site restoration. Both volumes are full
of helpful suggestions, shortcuts, examples, forms, and
hints for strategies that are environmentally sound,
publicly acceptable, and cost effective. In addition,
hundreds of charts, figures, tables, lists, and graphs are
provided for ease of use and reference.
AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR
- Utility industry personnel
involved with environmental issues associated with MGP
sites
- Public officials
implementing regulatory programs relating to MGP sites
- Attorneys with commercial
and industrial clients
- Business executives,
engineers, and staff with environmental service
companies
- Consultants to property
owners and businesses
- Analytical laboratory
staff
COMMENTS
"An invaluable,
up-to-date encyclopedic reference for risk-based evaluations
at any site where metals and hydrocarbon are present" Bruce
Bauman, API
"A compilation of common
sense data presented in a concise user-friendly format that
addresses MGP specific issues with clarity and focus for the
MGP remedial project manager" Walter Irwin, South
Carolina Electric & Gas Company
CONTENTS
Volume I (Site Investigation)
- comprehensive lists and
descriptions of EPA-recognized wastes and chemicals of
interest
- a complete site
investigation guide covering preliminary site
investigation, emergency response, site characterization,
restoration, and monitoring.
- an example site sampling
plan based on an actual plan that underwent state
regulatory review
- a generic health and safety
plan (HASP) designed to meet Superfund requirements
- sampling and analysis
protocols
Volume II
Part I (Risk Assessment)
- a process for risk
assessments at three levels: assessment of imminent
hazards, preliminary risk assessment, and quantitative
risk assessment
- guidance on computer-based
tools
- advice on organizing a
risk assessment document
- a discussion of exposure
models
- chemical profiles of
chemicals of interest, including properties and
toxicities
Part II (Site Restoration)
- a process for evaluating
and selecting restoration strategies for specific MGP
sites, including compilation of site characterization
data, integration of restoration components, and
evaluation of alternative technologies.
- development of strategies
that take account of technical, public health,
environmental, regulatory, and economic factors
- removal and temporary
storage technologies
- onsite containment and
treatment technologies
- disposition technologies
- cost considerations
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