Costs and Benefits Associated with Groundwater Remediation: Application and Example

Title:

Resource Type:

document --> guidance / decision support

Country:

United Kingdom

Year:

2002

Availability:

R&D Technical report P2-078/TR

Author 1/Producer:

Environment Agency of England and Wales

Other Authors/Producers:

P Hardisty & E Ozdemiroglu

Author / Producer Type:

Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body

Publisher:

Environment Agency of England and Wales

Publisher City:

Bristol, UK 08708 506506

ISBN:

1 85705 767 8

Report / download web link (=direct link):

http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/SP2-078-TR ...

Format (e.g. PDF):

PDF

Size: (e.g. 20mb)

EUGRIS Keyword(s):

Contaminated land-->Cost benefit analysis-->Cost benefit analysis overview
Contaminated land-->Cost benefit analysis-->Tools
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Selection of remediation options
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Economic

Short description:

'The report describes the application of a research-level framework of Cost-benefit analysis to a complex contaminated UK example site involving complex contaminants. The aim of the research is to enable stakeholders to reach workable, consistent and transparent decisions relating to groundwater remediation proposals.'

Link to Organisation(s):

Environment Agency (England and Wales)

Submitted By:

Dr Paul Nathanail WhoDoesWhat? Last update: 22/04/2008