environmental database system Articles
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Pennsylvania's US Environmental Standards on Vapor Intrusion
Vapor intrusion occurs due to volatile substances found in groundwater or soil, and they find their way into buildings inhabited by human beings. Vapor phase intrusion of the volatile substances is a threat to human health. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) provides guidelines and standards used for the evaluation of vapor intrusion under site-specific standard (SSS) ...
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The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) Numerical Standards
The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) Numerical Standards is a set of standards that establishes liability for operators and owners of zones that are contaminated with hazardous material or oil. The MCP establishes programs under the mandates for risk assessment, required assessment, and remedy hazardous material and oil contamination. Therefore, the plan is fundamental to determining if ...
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Data Types in Environmental Data Management
ESdat is a specialist environmental database system; used to validate and import a broad spectrum of Environmental Data and to help users analyze and report it. ESdat can manage many types of environmental data including the following:Laboratory ResultsAutomated import of laboratory dataStore certified PDF copies of lab reportImport all QA data (blanks, duplicates,holding times etc..)Most ...
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North Carolina Groundwater Standards
The North Carolina Groundwater Standards defines the maximum permissible contaminant concentration in groundwater that does not cause harm to humans. Exceeding such specified concentrations poses a threat to human health. Therefore, it serves to prevent contamination of North Carolina's groundwater, protect public health, and allow for the proper management of the state's groundwater. These ...
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What are Environmental Standards for Tennessee Underground Storage Tanks?
Tennessee’s Division of Underground Storage Tanks provides procedures to evaluate the soil and water clean up levels. It is committed to protecting human health and the environment by provided standards to prevent releases into the environment and clean-ups. The Tennessee UST Act is responsible for the standards and regulations on underground storage tanks. The Tennessee underground ...
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What are Massachusetts MCP Standards?
Massachusetts Contingency Plan (310 CMR 40.00) standards were established to provide the procedures and requirements necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare and the environment. It controls or prevents activities that may lead to the release of hazardous materials into the environment. In case of the release of hazardous materials, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental ...
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ESdat Environmental Data Management for Site Holders
Many site-holders engage a variety of consultants, laboratories, and in-house staff to collect, manage and report their environmental data. Unfortunately this often results in data being trapped in various pdf reports, GIS layers, emails, excel workbooks, or even in hard copy. This data becomes increasingly difficult and time consuming to manage and retrieve as more data is collected and as ...
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What are the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Environmental Standards?
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the protection of the state’s land, air and water. The protection of the environment is enforced through environmental monitoring, the execution of cleanup initiatives for contaminated sites, and the enforcement of strategies to prevent pollution. The Connecticut Water Quality ...
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Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) were developed to provide regulations that ensure drinking water safety. Drinking water under the guidelines is described as water used for human consumption, and it is obtained through a tap or food made using water. It also ensures that water quality meets the intended purpose of use. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) works ...
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World Health Organization`s (WHO) Guidelines for drinking-water quality (GDWQ)
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Guidelines for drinking-water quality (GDWQ) were developed with the primary goal of enforcing protection on human health concerning the quality of drinking water. Consequently, it ensures public health is considered during the formulation and implementation of regional and national drinking-water actions and policies. Other objectives include: Providing a ...
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Alberta Tier 2 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines
The Alberta Tier 2 guidelines for soil and groundwater remediation are used when considering site-specific conditions implemented through modifying Tier 1 remediation guidelines. It is also applied to remove exposure pathways that do not apply to specific sites. Compared to Tier 2 remediation guidelines, a lot of information about a site is needed to implement Tier 2 guidelines. The required ...
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BC Protocol 4 Background Concentrations in Soil
British Columbia’s Protocol 4 is applied in situations where the concentration of substances exceeds the desired numerical soil standards described under Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR). It is applied to investigate and remediate contaminated sites to conduct soil relocation in such areas. The BC Protocol 4 outlines the procedures which are used to determine soil background ...
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BC Protocol 9 Background Concentrations in Groundwater
The British Columbia Protocol 9 for contaminated sites is used in the establishment of groundwater local background concentration. The concentrations are utilized for investigating and remediating contaminated sites in circumstances whereby the concentrations of substances that occur naturally exceeds the general numerical water standards of the CSR. The protocol was developed in pursuance of ...
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Characterization, Remediation and Management in Kansas of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) and Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL)
The Kansas policy on TPH and LNAPL provide guidelines observed in implementing initiatives to address petroleum contaminated sites. Such initiatives include characterizing, remediating, and managing the release of petroleum into the environment. The policy was developed to be used in place of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Environmental Remediation (BER) Policy. ...
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British Columbia Approved Water Quality Guidelines: Aquatic Life, Wildlife and Agriculture
The British Columbia (BC) Water Quality Guidelines (WQG) was developed by the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (ENV), and it provides the safe levels for substances to enforce protection of water used for drinking, agriculture, aquatic life, recreation and wildlife. The Environmental Management Act provides the basis for the formation and implementation of WQG through ...
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Alberta Tier 1 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines
The Alberta Tier 1 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines are developed and updated by Alberta Environment and Parks through the legislative basis provided by the Water Act(Government of Alberta, 2000) and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act(Government of Alberta, 2006). The Tier 1 guidelines are generic and were created to protect sites that are found on the more sensitive side ...
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NSW Waste Guide 2014
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA), in collaboration with the state of New South Wales (NSW, Australia), is responsible for the provision of guidelines relating to waste in the NSW. Reforms are made to enforce the protection of the environment as well as the community. The Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 was developed as a result of thorough consultation ...
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New Jersey AC 7 26 D Remediation Standards
The New Jersey (USA) AC 7 26 D Remediation Standards developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for the implementation of the Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act, NJSA 58:10B-12, among other statutes such as The Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), NJSA 13:1K‐6 et seq., the Water Pollution Control Act, NJSA 58:10A‐1 et seq., and the New Jersey ...
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Water Quality Standards in Australia
The National Water Quality Management Strategy (NWQMS) is the body through which water quality standards are developed in Australia. NWQMS provides an approach to water quality management that is agreed on nationally. It implements aspects such as adapting the guideline to suit local conditions, utilizing current scientific information to influence policy and decision-making, sharing information ...
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ANZ Guidelines for Fresh & Marine Water Quality
The guidelines for fresh and marine water quality were developed to enforce the proper management of natural and semi-natural water resources in Australia and New Zealand. The latest revision on the guidelines was done in 2018 and is a powerful tool for water managers to assess, manage, and monitor water quality in aquatic systems. Consequently, the guidelines support community values connected ...
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