Continuing the tradition set by the original course text, this edition includes new sampling techniques, methods of analysis, and new thinking on principles and methods. Byrnes, a senior environmental scientist, explains classic techniques as well as the newest trends. He summarizes major environmental laws and regulations, as well as methods of compliance, and ascribes how to design a defensible sampling program from planning the initial stages to going through seven step process to prepare the DQO. He covers the full range of field investigation methods, including non intrusive methods such as aerial photographer a and Airborne gamma spectrometry radiological surveys, as well as intrusive methods, such as soil sampling, groundwater sampling, and building materials sampling. He gives detailed instructions on sample preparation, documentation and shipment, quality control sampling, data quality assessment, equipment decontamination (chemical and radiological), and closes with directions on health and safety and the management of investigation-derived waste. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)