A Sustainable cities project: understanding the ecological history of Stella’s marsh through a phase I environmental site assessment
Research Mentor(s)
Sofield, Ruth M.
Description
Over the past few decades public awareness of the widespread usage of toxic chemicals in the environment has grown. The general public has become concerned with ensuring that their properties or properties they plan to require do not contain toxic chemical contamination. Our project aims to address the concerns of a group of condominium residents in Edmonds, Washington over the changing plant species composition within the wetland adjacent to their property. The wetland, which is locally referred to as Stella’s Marsh, has shown dramatic changes in ecological community structure within a few short years. An accompanying poster describes the approach used in this work. Using ASTM standardized methods, we are conducting a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), which is a standardized and legal process to identify current and past environmental conditions of the site. The descriptions of the records review portion of a Phase 1 ESA and our findings that have been compiled into a cumulative report are presented here.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
17-5-2017 9:00 AM
End Date
17-5-2017 12:00 PM
Department
Environmental Sciences
Genre/Form
student projects; posters
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Environmental toxicology; Soil pollution; Environmental protection
Geographic Coverage
Edmonds (Wash.)
Type
Image
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this documentation for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
A Sustainable cities project: understanding the ecological history of Stella’s marsh through a phase I environmental site assessment
Over the past few decades public awareness of the widespread usage of toxic chemicals in the environment has grown. The general public has become concerned with ensuring that their properties or properties they plan to require do not contain toxic chemical contamination. Our project aims to address the concerns of a group of condominium residents in Edmonds, Washington over the changing plant species composition within the wetland adjacent to their property. The wetland, which is locally referred to as Stella’s Marsh, has shown dramatic changes in ecological community structure within a few short years. An accompanying poster describes the approach used in this work. Using ASTM standardized methods, we are conducting a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), which is a standardized and legal process to identify current and past environmental conditions of the site. The descriptions of the records review portion of a Phase 1 ESA and our findings that have been compiled into a cumulative report are presented here.