A User's Guide for Determining the Sources of Contaminants in Sediments

Abstract : The objective of this document is to produce a guide for Navy Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) that will describe and demonstrate the process by which the Navy can defensibly determine the nature, extent, and source(s) of anthropogenic contamination in sediments near existing or former naval facilities. The document is divided into two sections. Section 1 provides a "step-by-step" description of the investigative process that RPMs can use when considering or designing a study. Section 2 provides the detailed description of a demonstration study that was conducted to assess the nature, extent, and source(s) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in Elizabeth River sediments near the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and the surrounding naval properties.

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