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Technical Aspectsof Phase I/IIEnvironmentalSite Assessments:2nd EditionZdenek HejzlarJohn WorlundASTM Stock Number:MNL432ndASTM100 Barr Harbor DriveP.O.Box C700West Conshohocken,PA 194282959Printed in the U.S.A.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataHejzlar,Zdenek,1955Worlund,John,1943Manual on technical aspects of phase I/II environmental site assessments:2nd Edition/ZdenekHejzlar and John Worlund.p.cm.?ASTM manual series:MNL 43,2nd Edition?“ASTM stock number:MNL43,2nd Edition.”Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 978-0-8031-4273-21.Rev.ed of:Technical aspects of phase I/II environmental site assessments/ZdenekHejzlar.c 1999.2.Hazardous wastesRisk assessmentStandardsUnited States.3.Hazard-ous waste sites.4.GroundwaterAnalysis.5.SoilsTesting.6.SoilsClassification.7.Engi-neering geologyStandardsUnited States.I.Hejzlar,Zdenek,1955 Technical aspects of phaseI/II environmental site assessments.Title.TD1050.R57 H45 20072007026302363.702dc21Copyright 2007 ASTM International,West Conshohocken,PA.All rights reserved.This materialmay not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy RightsAuthorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroomuse,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specific clients,is grantedby the American Society For Testing and Materials ASTM provided that the appropriatefee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive,Danvers,MA 01923;Tel:508-750-8400;online:http:/ Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions expressed inthis publication.ASTM does not endorse any products represented in the publication.Printed iniiForewordThe ASTM Manual on Technical Aspects of Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments:2nd Edition(MNL432nd)is sponsored by ASTM Committee E 50 on Environmental Assessment,Risk Man-agement and Corrective Action.iiiContentsAcknowledgments1Introduction3PART ONEPhase I Environmental Site Assessment ProcessChapter 1Scope of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments15Chapter 2Speaking the LanguageTerminology27Chapter 3Significance and Use of E 152735Chapter 4Responsibilities49Chapter 5Records Review59Chapter 6Site Reconnaissance81Chapter 7Safety and Health103Chapter 8Interviews113Chapter 9Report Preparation121Chapter 10Dealing with the Non-Scope Issues135Chapter 11All Appropriate Inquiry and ASTM Standards139vPART TWOPhase II Environmental Site Assessment ProcessChapter 1Scope of Phase II Environmental Site Assessment161Chapter 2Expanding the Environmental Vocabulary173Chapter 3Application and Uses of E 1903181Chapter 4Contracts191Chapter 5Work Plans209Chapter 6Assessment Activities249Chapter 7Evaluating Data and Interpreting Results267Chapter 8Phase II Report279Chapter 9Dealing with Non-Scope Issues285Appendix A291Appendix B337Appendix C359Subject Index373viAcknowledgmentsThis manual changed from a dream to a reality because of ASTMand the many wonderful professionals associated with this techni-cal organization.It all began in 1993,when at the invitation of ASTMs Scott Mur-phy,I and my colleagues on ASTMs Technical and ProfessionalTraining team developed the first Phase I Environmental Site As-sessment Training Course.Since then,by teaching the classthroughout the United States and throughout the world,we allenjoyed and continue to enjoy the opportunity to share a wealth ofenvironmental knowledge,practical experiences,and helpful busi-ness information with each other and our students.The experience was broadened further when we developed thePhase II Environmental Site Assessment Course,which was com-pleted in February of 1999 and has been offered by ASTM sincethen on a monthly basis.Because of the natural progression andclose relationship of the two Standards,several of the instructorsnow teach both courses.It was during the development of thePhase II Course that I first conceived the idea of a manual based onthe principles of the two Standards,but which would also addressmany of the issues brought up during the classroom sessions.Withthe encouragement and support of my colleagues,I set out to fulfillthat dream.The first edition of this manual was published in 1999.In 2002 Icompleted the work with Mr.Shunichi Kamewada on a translationof the manual into Japanese,and I subsequently visited Japan onseveral occasions to train Japanese instructors in a number ofASTM Standards.In recent years with the advent of EPA Brownfields Programs andrelated legislative developments a number of changes evolved inthe industry that drove the need to revise the ASTM Standards andthe necessity to edit and update this manual.Mr.John Worlund,aseasoned professional and trainer in the Standards and active par-ticipant in the ASTM standardization process graciously agreed toco-author this edition.Many of the examples in the book are based on actual experiencesof the instruct