Real Time Management Systems
Real Time Management Systems (RTMS) refer to measurement technologies and supporting sample acquisition and data analysis/decision support tools that can produce information quickly enough to assist in decision making.
The RTMS leg of the Triad approach takes advantage of technological advances that have taken place in the area of sample acquisition, sample analyses, data management, and data visualization. RTMS refer to measurement technologies and supporting sample acquisition and data analysis/decision support tools that can produce information quickly enough to assist in decision making. Decision making could involve a short timeline (delineating the footprint of contamination caused by a leaking product delivery line while in the field) or a longer timeline (waiting for zoning decision makers to decide whether or not to excavate contamination based on anticipated land use or land use controls). Real-time data can include data that are available instantaneously (photoionization detector results), data that are available in minutes to hours (results from petroleum hydrocarbon test kits, data from direct sensing tools like MIP, or laser-induced fluorescence), and data that are available within hours, days, or weeks (on-site mobile laboratory or a fixed laboratory) (see highlight box).
Because Triad emphasizes RTMS and project-specific goals, at least some of the measurement techniques implemented as part of a Triad approach will likely be considered nonstandard. However, Triad practitioners typically use both nonstandard and standard methods, in what is referred to as collaborative data sets, to foster data comparability and ensure the acceptance of any nonstandard approaches. Acceptance of nonstandard methods can be particularly relevant to gain buy-in from regulators, potential redevelopers, reusers, banks, and insurers that are more familiar with standard methods.
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