Environmental Assessment Discussions
1) Instructions
As a citizen, you have a period of 30 days to review and comment on the environmental assessment for a federal project requiring governmental approval. If the Department of Transportation (DOT) was recommending the construction of a major highway through your community, list the key environmental data that you would want to see in the report and how you would interpret the data for the purpose of preparing comments to the DOT.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
2) Instructions
Consider a local road construction or storm water diversion project where fill has been added or soil excavated to smooth out the design. Describe the impacts that these revisions can have on the environment and how you would mitigate the biggest issue.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
3) Instructions
Discuss two different types of vapor intrusion investigations and the mitigation methodologies associated with each. Include in your discussion when each is applicable.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
4) Instructions
Briefly discuss two different types of remediation used to mitigate contamination of a site. In your response, include the conditions for when each of the following remediation action is used:
• pathway removal
• ex situ source removal
• in situ source treatment
Your response must be at least 300 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
5) Instructions
Compare and contrast chemical oxidation and chemical reduction technologies. In your answer, include the type of chemicals that each technology targets, and give your thoughts about the conditions that would cause the technology to fail.
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