You are working for a consulting firm and you have been asked to investigate a h

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You are working for a consulting firm and you have been asked to investigate a hazardous waste site called Site X. Site X is at a top secret installation about which very little is known. All you are told is that there is a problem with contaminated groundwater, no radioactivity is present, and the budget for the project is not a factor because the client has very deep pockets. You are told to pick a team of people (all of whom, including yourself, have the security clearances necessary to visit the site). List the engineering and scientific disciplines the different team members will represent, and don’t forget to include members of the team who are not going on the site visit. Assume you will have room in the vehicles taking you to the site for as many people as you’ll need.

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Basically the hazardous waste site consists of 'Contaminated Groundwater' and details are unknown. Hence, we've to pick an exhaustive team to cover all possibilities of the situation.

(a) Team going to the site-

Hydrologist : To study the properties of water and surroundings.

Hydrogeologist : To study geology of groundwater.

Environmental Engineer : For pollution estimation and collect water samples, which are hazardous.

Hydrochemist : For study of chemical characteristics of water present.

Geographer/Geographist : One who is well-versed with area's geography.

And maybe a Project Manager : For well management on-field

(b) Team going to the site

GIS engineer : Digital Data and analysis of the area

Analytical chemist/Chemical engineer/Healthcare scientist/Forensic scientist/Nanotechnologist/Pharmacologist/Toxicologist : To study the water samples brought from the site to the laboratory

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