WELCOME Development of Integrated Management System (IMS) for Prevention and Reduction of Pollution and Reduction of Pollution of Waterbodies at Contaminated Industrial Areas

Country: EU Projects
Start Date:   31/12/2001         Duration: 36 months         Project Type: Demonstration
Contract Number: EVK1-CT-2001-00103
Organisation Type:  EC Project
Topics: 
Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Mega-sites
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->MNA
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Remediation options overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Risk assessment overview
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Risk management overview
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Site investigation overview
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Sustainable / green remediation
Soil-->Soil Overview
Project objectives:
The overall objective is to produce a tool that can help environmental megasite managers in establishing an appropriate management approach for their megasites. 
Making use of extended scientific research work and experiences of the past decades, a practical and cost-efficient Integrated Management System (IMS) procedure
will be developed and tested at the three representative European megasites (Rotterdam/Antwerpen, Bitterfeld and Katowice) cases, which will then be validated
and evaluated. A significant part of the project is natural science based research, aimed at answering questions in support of developing megasite IMS approaches.
The subjects involve risk assessment, compliance with the water framework directives, monitored natural attenuation, immobilisation and cost-efficiency
assessment.
Project Summary:
In Europe, large areas and regions exist with a high density of industry (e.g. sea ports , large scale chemical industry complexes, metal mining areas, military 
complexes, etc.), At these areas, which we refer to as megasites, soil and groundwater are usually polluted with different pollutants.At megasites, cost-efficient
water quality protection cannot be uncoupled from contaminated land management and regulation, and new regulatory approaches for megasites, preferentially
in line with the new EU Water Framework Directive, are essential (Eur-Lex 500PC0219). Provision of integrated fit-for-use knowledge packages in an IntegratedManagement
System/IMS (the end-deliverable of the project) would be of great help to the problem- and site-owners (as end-users of the IMS) .
Achieved Objectives:
The WELCOME Integrated Managements System (IMS) has been developed using knowledge/information fields and experience from several scientific disciplines. 
First of all, the IMS facilitates the construction of environmental site management plans within national and European legal frameworks. An overview of
these is given. For the European framework, the Water Framework and Groundwater Directives are the most important. Secondly, a description of the system approach is given (referring to System Theory), i.e. for the physical system of the megasite and the social system (including
stakeholders that are crucial in decision-making on issues such as megasite management). A description is given for the geohydrological system, and the fundamentals of Risk Assessement and risk-based management are discussed. Finally, a generic
approach for developing megasite mangement scenarios is given.
Product Descriptions:

            
Additional Information:

            
Project Resources:

A method for rapid determination of the fraction of HOC that will desorb to the surface water

Technical guideline for the implementation of MNA for the management of multiple contaminated Megasites

Welcome Report, Port of Rotterdom: GIS mapped megasite description: current and planned use, potential and actual risks

Bitterfeld Case: Management instruments and effects: risk-function relations and risk reduction measures

Description of Management Options for Bitterfeld Case

Option driven rehabilitation scenarios, technical feasibility tests and technical designs for Bitterfeld Case

Software Tool: Decision support for the use of Monitored Natural Attenuation at megasites (DEMONA)

Embedding principles and organizational models for IMS implementation for metal mining & processing area Case Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

Assessment system for hazard appraisal and measure ranking in Megaprojects with regard to subsequent utilization (function-orientated risk assessment).

Development of Integrated Management System (IMS) for Prevention and Reduction of Pollution of Waterbodies at Contaminated Industrial Megasites; Welcome Project: Semi-annual progress reports

Cost-efficient management scenarios and selection of final IMS for Bitterfeld Case

Embedding principles and organizational models for IMS implementation for the Bitterfeld case

Procedure for risk assessment and evaluating the proportionality of hazard prevention measures in mega-projects

A model describing the macro(bio)chemistry of the sediment for conceptual model building, interpretation of field data and quantification and prediction of NA-interface performance

NA-interface assessment system in contaminated megasite water quality management, in compliance with national/EU water directive standards

Evaluation study on the Welcome Mega sites risk assessments comparing national requirements versus the new harmonized procedure

GIS mapped megasite description: current and planned use, potential and actual risks for Metal mining & processing area Case Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

Description of Management Options for Metal mining & processing area Case Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

The Welcome Project: Integrated Management Strategy for Prevention and Reduction of Pollution of Waterbodies at Contaminated Industrial Megasites

Risk assessment of the three Welcome Megasites

Protocol/technical guideline for the implementation on MNA (Demona)

Screening and selection method for the evaluation of reduction in bioavailability and the selection of immobilizing agents

Description of characteristics of three Megasites

A reactive transport model for pollutants in the groundwater – surface water interface

Software Tool: Preselection of Treatment Options (PRESTO)

Software Tool: Cost Analysis of Remediation Options (CARO)

Analysis of sample rocks the Tarnowskie Góry site from various water-saturated layers, assessment of the immobilization of heavy metals in chemical and biological processes.

Investigation of kinetics of surface water self-cleaning

A simulation model for selection and evaluation of measures to reduce or prevent contaminant transport to the water system

Software Tool, Risk Assessment System groundwater and humans (RAS)

Software Tool: Defining Priority Contaminants in the characterisation of megasites (PRICON)

Decision support system: ROSA

Boundary conditions for sustainable development: stakeholders interest, funding options and legislative framework (water quality targets set by water framework directive) for Metal mining & processing area Case Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

Management instruments and effects: risk-function relations and risk reduction measures for Metal mining & processing area Case Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

Welcome Report (Rotterdam):Boundary conditions for sustainable development: stakeholders interest, funding options and legislative framework (water quality targets set by water framework directive)

Management instruments and effects: risk-function relations and risk reduction measures for Rotterdam Megasite

Embedding principles and organizational models for IMS implementation: Soil Quality Megasite Management Plan Port of Rotterdam

Systematics for evaluation of the relative impact of groundwater contamination on surface water quality, using NA-interface knowledge and with respect to other sources of contaminant in-flux to water systems

A simple method of risks identification (actual and potential) due to the presence of heavy metals

Set of criteria for the suitability assessment of MNA as a site remediation measure as input for the IMS

Case Bitterfeld Germany: Boundary conditions for sustainable development: stakeholders interest, funding options and legislative framework (water quality targets set by water framework directive)

Option driven rehabilitation scenarios, technical feasibility tests and technical designs for Metal mining & processing area Case Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

Option driven rehabilitation scenarios, technical feasibility tests and technical designs for Rotterdam megasite

Welcome Project [Development of Integrated Management System (IMS) for Prevention and Reduction of Pollution of Waterbodies at Contaminated Industrial Megasites]: Proceedings of the International Workshop (at ConSoil 2003)

Welcome Final Report and Manuals: Development of Integrated Management System (IMS) for Prevention and Reduction of Pollution of Waterbodies at Contaminated Industrial Megasites

Description of Management Options for Rotterdam Case

A concept for an engineered emission control technology

Cost-efficient management scenarios and selection of final IMS for Rotterdam Megasite

Report on the applicability of existing protocols/guidelines for EU Megasites

A tool for describing and predicting the transport of contaminated sediment particulates

Comparative analysis of cost-efficiency

Cost-estimation tool, CARO – Cost Analysis of Remediation Options Tool Description
Weblink:
http://www.euwelcome.nl
Funding Programme(s): 
EC Framework Programme 5
Link to Organisations:
Submitted by: EUGRIS Team Prof Paul Bardos  Who does what?  03/07/2003 17:48:00
Updated by: EUGRIS Team Professor Paul Bardos  Who does what?  03/10/2006 15:26:00