TY - JOUR
T1 - Costs and Benefits of Delaying Remediation on Ecological Resources at Contaminated Sites
AU - Burger, Joanna
N1 - Funding Information:
I thank the members of the CRESP and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for valuable discussions about risk, receptors, pathways to exposure, and delaying remediation, including D. Kosson, L. Bliss, M. Gochfeld, A. Bunn, C.W. Powers, C. Jeitner, J. Salisbury, K. Brown, J. Clarke, and H. Mayer. I also thank the Tribes, DOE managers, and scientists at DOE, Washington State, and PNNL. This research was funded by the Department of Energy (DE-FC01-06EW0753) through the Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation, Rutgers University, Vanderbilt University, and other participating universities.
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - The USA and other nations have massive industrial, radiologic, and chemical legacy wastes on numerous sites, for example from the Cold War and industrial activities. Most of these sites will require remediation (cleanup of contaminants). Prioritization is essential to determine the order of cleanup, leaving some tasks for a later time. This paper examines the potential costs and benefits of delaying remediation on ecological resources on contaminated sites. Aspects to consider include those related to management and planning, source term and pathways, risks and resources, and external drivers (regulations and laws, stakeholders). The US Department of Energy was used as a case study to examine the effects of delaying remediation. The conceptual model and tables provided here can serve as guidance or checklists for site managers.
AB - The USA and other nations have massive industrial, radiologic, and chemical legacy wastes on numerous sites, for example from the Cold War and industrial activities. Most of these sites will require remediation (cleanup of contaminants). Prioritization is essential to determine the order of cleanup, leaving some tasks for a later time. This paper examines the potential costs and benefits of delaying remediation on ecological resources on contaminated sites. Aspects to consider include those related to management and planning, source term and pathways, risks and resources, and external drivers (regulations and laws, stakeholders). The US Department of Energy was used as a case study to examine the effects of delaying remediation. The conceptual model and tables provided here can serve as guidance or checklists for site managers.
KW - Delaying remediation
KW - Department of energy
KW - Ecological resources
KW - Metrics
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U2 - 10.1007/s10393-019-01437-z
DO - 10.1007/s10393-019-01437-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 31377906
AN - SCOPUS:85075102794
SN - 1612-9202
VL - 16
SP - 454
EP - 475
JO - EcoHealth
JF - EcoHealth
IS - 3
ER -