General Information

General FAQs
answers to questions commonly asked by lay readers

Links
related information on other Web sites

Recent Additions
list of the latest additions to the MARSSIM site

MARSSIM Users

Technical FAQs
answers to questions commonly asked by MARSSIM users

Comments
directions for providing comments on MARSSIM

Training
times and locations of upcoming MARSSIM training sessions

Tools
tables and software aids for implementing MARSSIM

 

MARSSIM Workgroup

Meetings
location and time of Workgroup meetings; agendas and notes

About the Workgroup
contact information for Workgroup members

Electronic Copies

Select the method for obtaining a copy MARSSIM, Revision 1 (August 2000) including the June 2001 updates, that suits your needs:

• Update an older copy with replacement pages (240K) in pdf format.
• Obtain a complete copy in pdf format as a zip file (2.9M).
• Obtain a copy of Table I-11 (20K) in Microsoft Excel format.
• Obtain individual sections in pdf format:

Download Sections

Section	Size
Reference Availability	12K
Table of Contents	124K
Roadmap	116K
Cover and Spine	103K

 

Download Chapters

No.	Title	Size
1.	Introduction	41K
2.	Overview of the Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Process	272K
3.	Historical Site Assessment	102K
4.	Preliminary Survey Considerations	344K
5.	Survey Planning and Design	520K
6.	Field Measurement Methods and Instrumentation	363K
7.	Sampling and Preparation for laboratory Measurements	138K
8.	Interpretation of Survey Results	220K
9.	Quality Assurance and Quality Control	38K
	References	50K
	Glossary	191K
	Index	35K
	Bibliographic Data	13K

 

Download Appendices

No.	Appendix	Size
A.	Example of MARSSIM Applied to a Final Status Survey	196K
B.	Simplified Procedure for Certain Users of Sealed Sources, Short Half-life Materials, and Small Quantities	57K
C.	Site Regulations and Requirements Associated with Radiation Surveys and Site Investigations	75K
D.	The Planning Phase of the Data Life Cycle	186K
E.	The Assessment Phase of the Data Life Cycle	20K
F.	The Relationship Between the Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Process, the CERCLA Remedial or Removal Process, and the RCRA Correction Action Process	100K
G.	Historical Site Assessment Information Sources	71K
H.	Description of Field Survey and Laboratory Analysis Equipment	251K
I.	Statistical Tables and Procedures	457K
J.	Derivation of Alpha Scanning Equations Presented in Section 6.7.2.2	284K
K.	Comparison Tables Between Quality Assurance Documents	30K
L.	Regional Radiation Program Managers	16K
M.	Sampling Methods: A List of Sources	36K
N.	Data Validation Using Data Receptors	105K