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This procedures guide presents practical and effective approaches for developing right-of-way (ROW) cost estimates and for then tracking and managing ROW cost during all phases of project development, including planning, programming, and preliminary and final design. It is a resource for managers, practitioners, and decision makers interested in developing and managing realistic and accurate estimates of ROW cost from the earliest ROW cost estimate made during planning through to the management of ROW acquisition cost during final design.

"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 808: Guidebook on Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction provides national guidance on standard approaches relating to quality management systems (QMSs). The basis for the report stems from a lack of guidance that resulted in significant investment on the part of transportation agencies, contractors, and consultants to develop unique QMSs for different agencies on a project-by-project basis. The speed at which rapid renewal projects must be delivered creates a demand for a well-defined QMS that can be successfully replicated on a variety of projects. The report will guide readers through the process of developing a QMS that is both responsive to specific project needs and broad enough to be replicated with project-specific adaptations on future projects of similar scope, complexity, and delivery schedule. The project quality assurance organization (QAO) selection forms presented in the report are available online." -- Publisher's description.

Planning and sample design. Quality assurance and quality control. Sampling waters. Sampling biota. Sampling solids and hazardous wastes.

A well-balanced, introductory treatment of all of the major areas of oceanographic studies including geological, physical, chemical, and biological aspects, ocean-atmosphere interactions, marine geology, and marine resources. Presents clear, concise explanations of ocean behavior and its properties. Explains in simple terms the history behind specific aspects of the ocean environment. Includes considerably expanded sections on estuaries and marine biology, and two new chapters on marine ecology.