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DOE CAPABILITIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND EXISTING PROGRAMS FOR MONITORING, LOCATING, 



AND CHARACTERIZING CONTAMINATION 



Before determining how to proceed, the nature and magnitude of the 

 contamination must be identified, characterized, and quantified so that proper 

 remediation procedures and technologies can be determined. 



The U.S. has a variety of remote sensing and in-situ technologies capabilities 



• discovering and identifying specific sites that may need to 

 be characterized and quantified in detail 



• guiding detailed characterization and quantification efforts 



• aiding in monitoring remediation work in real time if 

 necessary 



• supporting long-term monitoring of the sites whether or not 

 remediation is performed. 



There are many technologies currently available to assist with the location 

 and characterization of Arctic contamination sites. Contaminants can be 

 identified, located, characterized, monitored, and quantified by direct 

 sensing, measurement, and analysis of the offending substance. They can also 

 be characterized indirectly by observation of secondary effects on the 



