How much more will a Triad approach cost on the front end of a typical project, and how much savings can be expected over the life of a project?
In general, a Triad approach can be expected to front-end load project costs to a greater degree than a traditional approach would, but also to produce significant cost savings over the life cycle of a project. The additional front-end costs are attributable to larger investments in systematic project planning activities and the potential need for demonstrations of method applicability and/or customization of analytical techniques and associated QA/QC. Cost savings come from a number of sources, including reduced per analysis costs, reductions in overall sample numbers to achieve project goals through dynamic adaptation of data collection work, cost savings associated with compressed schedules and fewer field mobilizations, and cost savings associated with improved remedial action performance (e.g., waste stream minimization). The expected cost savings are highly dependent on site-specific characteristics. In general the potential for cost savings are greater as one moves from characte
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