Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation : A Case Study

著者名：Hatheway, Allen W./Speight, Thomas B.

CRC Press（2017/12/14発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781498796835
• eISBN：9781351652308

Description

Presents an overview and history of MGP remediation in Massachusetts, the largest regional manufactured gas
industy in the United States— the related environmental implications and techniques would be applicable
worldwide.

Examines the related environmental toxins and hazards, and their environmental effects.

Explains all the phases related to gasworks cleanup, from site assessment, to remediation, to redevelopment.

Discusses the toxicity of gasworks waste products, technical challenges in the cleanup process, and the processes for site cleanups under former and existing environmental laws and regulations.

Serves as a useful reference for environmental consultants, property developers, urban planners, investors,etc., who need to remediate contaminated sites.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Gas & Gasmaking in Massachusetts. The Historic Gas Industry in Massachusetts. Manufactured Gas in Boston. Gaswork Influences on Geology, Topography, and Made Land. Gas Manufacturing Processes Employed at Boston. Establishment of Boston's Individual Gas Companies. Important Gas Industry Considerations for Boston. Character & Regulation of Manufactured Gas Companies of Massachusetts. Character of Manufactured Gas Companies of Massachusetts. Historic Regulation of the Massachusetts Gas Industry. Considerations. Important Historical Considerations for Massachusetts Gasworks Remediation. Gaswork Byproducts, Their Original Uses, and Their Environmental Legacy. Historic Critical-to-Meaningful Site Remediation Information Sources for Massachusetts. Governmentally-Driven Remediation of Gasworks and Other Coal-Tar Site in Massachusetts. Considerations for Conduct of Gasworks & Coal-Tar Remediation in Massachusetts. Historic Patterns of Gaswork Wastes and Pollution in Massachusetts. Historic State Efforts Toward Mitigation of Gasworks Stream Pollution in Massachusetts. Present-Day Massachusetts Gasworks Environmental Hazards. Historic State Regulation of Manufactured Gas in Massachusetts. Present-Day Coal-Tar Remediation in Massachusetts. Present-Day Coal-Tar Remediation at Boston. Situational "Lessons Learned" at Boston. Litigation as a Window into Massachusetts Gas-Industry Toxics. Locating Today's Coal-Tar Sites Around Boston. Conclusions and Summary. Conclusions and Summary. Appendices. Index.