Conceptual site model

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006062",
  "term": "Conceptual site model",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Conceptual Site Model",
  "definition": "1. A CSM, a key element used in facilitating cleanup decisions during a site investigation, is a planning tool that organizes information that already is known about a site and identifies the additional information necessary to support decisions that will achieve the goals of the project. The project team then uses the CSM to direct field work that focuses on the information needed to remove significant unknowns from the model. The CSM serves several purposes - as a planning instrument; as a modeling and data interpretation tool; and as a means of communication among members of a project team, decision makers, stakeholders, and field personnel.\n\n2. The set of descriptions about the following topics: 1) how the different chemicals at the site in question might affect ecological components (primarily the plants and animals, but also the interactions among plants and animals); 2) ecosystems or ecosystem components potentially at risk; 3) the relationships between measurement and assessment endpoints http://www.epa.gov/region5superfund/ecology/html/erasteps/erastep3.html#endpoints; and 4) how plants and animals might become exposed to harmful chemicals.\n\n3. A conceptual site model is a three-dimensional picture of site conditions that coveys what is known or suspected about the sources, releases and release mechanisms, contaminant fate and transport, exposure pathways, potential receptors, and risks. The conceptual site model is based on the information available at any given point in time and will evolve as more information becomes available.\n\n4. An iterative, ‘living representation’ of a site that summarizes and helps project teams visualize and understand available information. [Environmental Cleanup Best Management Practices: Effective Use of the Project Life Cycle Conceptual Site Model,",
  "abbreviation": "CSM",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Ecological Risk Assessment Glossary of Terms",
    "Corrective Action 101 Key Terms",
    "chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-04/documents/csm-life-cycle-fact-sheet-final.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/conceptual-site-model/"
}