This paper presents a brief review about site investigation procedures for contaminated sites recommended by Brazilian and Canadian environmental agencies as well as discusses the theme of geo-environmental investigation as applied to Brazilian practice. The main definitions on the theme are reviewed and some guidelines are proposed for conducting a geo-environmental investigation of Brazilian contaminated sites using different site and laboratory investigation techniques based on the presented review and on the experience obtained from the investigation of a solid waste disposal site in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Keywords: Environmental geotechnics, Contaminated sites, Regulations, MSW disposal site, Tropical soils,

Submitted on July 01, 2010.
Final Acceptance on July 01, 2010.
Discussion open until July 01, 2010.
DOI: 10.28927/SR.333171