Table of Contents
Introduction to Ground Water Modeling, Investigative Plans, Monitoring Plans, Site Remediation, Regulation of, Contaminated Sites, Prevention of Ground Water Contamination, The Permit System, Ground Water Sampling, Soil Water Monitoring Devices, The Unsaturated Zone, Soil Water Samples, Pressure/Vacuum Soil Water, Samplers, Percolate Soil Water Samplers, Limitations Inherent to Soil Water Samplers, Placement of Soil Water, Preparation of Pressure/Vacuum Samplers, Installation of Pressure/Vacuum Samplers, Sampling Pressure/Vacuum Samplers, Troubleshooting Pressure/Vacuum Samplers, Percolate Soil Water Samplers, Preparation and Installation of Percolate Samplers, Sample Collection, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), Newer Soil Water Samplers, Design and Installation of Monitoring Wells, Locating Monitoring Points, Soil Borings, Drilling for Monitoring Point Installation, Cleaning Drilling Equipment, Piezometer Installation, Monitoring Well Installation, Resistance of Materials to Chemical Adsorption and Leaching, Strength of Materials Used in Monitoring Well Construction, Other Construction Considerations, Selecting a Filter Pack and Screen Size, Keeping Monitoring Well Construction Materials Clean, Construction of the Well, The Annular Seal, Grouting the Well, Well Completion Details, Surveying the Wells, Developing the Well, Hydraulic Conductivity Testing Methods, Drilling Check List, Static Water Levels and Geochemical Field Parameters, Static Water Levels, Geochemical Field Parameters, Equipment and Techniques Used for Obtaining Ground Water Samples, Vertical Solute Concentrations, Ground Water Sample Acquisition Devices, Grab Mechanisms, Suction Lift Mechanisms, Positive Displacement Systems, Experimental Sampling Equipment Used in Monitoring Wells, Pump Tubing, Considerations for Selecting Sampling Equipment and a Sampling Protocol, Ground Water Sampling Plans, Health and Safety Plans, Sampling Plans and Checklists, Prior to Going into the Field, Upon Arrival at the First Well in the Sampling Network, Sampling Domestic and Production Wells, Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Laboratory Analysis, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Laboratory Analysis