| Title: |
Uncovering the True Impacts of Remediation
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| Resource Type: |
document --> public information
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2007 |
| Availability: |
Subr:im Bulletin SUB 2
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| Author 1/Producer: |
SUBR:IM Consortium
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Harbottle, M. Al-Tabbaa, A.
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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| Publisher: |
CL:AIRE
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| Publisher City: |
London, UK
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Ex situ treatment technologies
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Assessment tools
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| Short description: |
EXTRACT:
5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
The objective of this work was to identify and compare the wider impacts of a
range of remediation technologies in use in the UK. A methodology was
developed based on multi-criteria and detailed impact analyses, both of which
incorporated life-cycle approaches. This was used to compare three options on a
particular site, and highlighted the major impacts from each, with the excavation
and disposal to landfill project performing poorly and the in situ
stabilisation/solidification project performing comparatively well. Both the
excavation and the off-site disposal portions of the former technique had
significant impacts, both of which where minimised by performing S/S in situ.
Full assessment and consideration of sustainability or of wider impacts of
remediation is not currently performed in practice, although the results from the
survey show that awareness of sustainability issues exists and that certain
aspects are being implemented. It is hoped that the analysis presented here will
assist in informing the selection of remediation technologies through knowledge
of their true impacts in tandem with their efficacy and cost.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 30/05/2007
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