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| Acknowledgements | |
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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Know Yourself, Your Staff, and Your Client | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Know Yourself As A Manager | |
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| Know Your Staff | |
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| Know Your Client | |
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| Management of an Environmental Site Assessment Step-by-Step | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Project Management | |
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| Contract | |
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| Pre-Phase I Environmental Site Assessment | |
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| Scheduling | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Health and Safety Plan | |
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| Site Reconnaissance | |
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| Opening Conference or Meeting | |
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| Physical and Visual Inspections | |
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| Site-Visit Interviews | |
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| Site-Visit Records Review | |
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| Closing Conference or Meeting | |
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| Team Meeting(s) | |
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| Post Site-Visit Data Gathering Activities | |
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| Documentation | |
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| State, Federal, and Local Record Reviews | |
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| Required Environmental Information | |
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| Physical or Environmental Setting | |
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| Local Government Interviews | |
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| Historical Record Review | |
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| Phase I Environmental Site Assessment | |
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| Reporting Phase I ESA Findings | |
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| Finalizing Audit Findings | |
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| Draft Assessment Report | |
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| Final Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report | |
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| From Coverletter to Executive Summary | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Coverletter | |
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| Title Page | |
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| Report Introduction | |
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| Executive Summary | |
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| Brief Description of the Subject property | |
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| Historical Review Summary | |
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| Site Reconnaissance | |
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| Regulatory Review | |
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| Data Failure | |
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| Findings and Conclusions | |
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| Table Of Contents | |
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| Limitations | |
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| Preparation | |
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| Additions or Deletions | |
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| Warranties, Guarantees, and Certification | |
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| From Historical Record Reviews to Map of the Subject Property | |
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| Historical Records Review | |
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| Chain of Title Search | |
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| Information Regarding Environmental Liens | |
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| Aerial Photographs | |
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| Fire Insurance Maps | |
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| City Directories | |
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| Interviews | |
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| Interviews with Knowledgeable Site Contacts | |
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| Property Tax Records | |
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| Previous Site Investigations | |
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| Other Sources | |
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| Site Reconnaissance | |
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| Name, Date, and Time of Reconnaissance | |
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| Weather | |
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| Visual and Physical Observations | |
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| Current Property Use | |
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| Intended Property Use | |
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| Utilities | |
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| Water Wells | |
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| Sanitary Sewer/Septic System | |
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| Building Interior | |
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| Interior Waste Streams | |
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| Building Exterior | |
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| Exterior Site Operations | |
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| Hazardous Waste Disposal | |
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| Agricultural Waste | |
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| Solid Waste Stream and Disposal | |
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| Underground and Above Ground Storage Tanks | |
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| Pits, Ponds, Lagoons and Waste Disposal Areas | |
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| Polychlorinated Biphenyls | |
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| Electromagnetic Fields | |
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| Vegetation | |
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| Oil and Gas Wells | |
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| Topography | |
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| Drainage Patterns | |
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| General Soil Profile | |
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| Geology | |
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| Local Groundwater Flow | |
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| Legal Description of Property | |
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| Adjoining Properties | |
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| Regulatory File Review | |
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| Local Building Department | |
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| Local Zoning Department | |
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| Map | |
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| From Non-Scope Sources to Documentation of Sources | |
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| Non-Scope and Additional Sources | |
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| Asbestos Containing Materials Inspection | |
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| Multi-Media Compliance Inspection | |
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| Conclusions and Recommendations | |
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| Documentation of Sources | |
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| Chain of Custody | |
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| Environmental Assessment Checklist | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |