| Title: |
Towards consistency in risk assessment tools for contaminated sites management in the EU
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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| Country: |
EU Projects
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| Year: |
2009 |
| Availability: |
RIVM Letter Report 711701091 /2009
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| Author 1/Producer: |
RIVM / JRC ISPRA
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Swartjes FA, Allesandro M d', Cornelis C, Wcislo E, Muller D, Hazebrouck B, Jones C, Nathanail CP
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Risk assessment overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
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| Short description: |
EU Member States currently use a range of different Risk assessment tools for the
appraisal of contaminated sites. This is an undesirable situation since it results in different
risk qualifications for comparable cases of soil contamination. A number of European
research institutions that are active participants in HERACLES have therefore developed a
strategy aimed at improving the consistency of these tools. HERACLES (Human Health
and Ecological Risk Assessment for Contaminated Land in EU Member States) is an
international network that was established with the express purpose of improving this
consistency. The developed strategy includes twenty activities for the short and long term.
Since no financial resources are allocated at the present time, it is only possible to launch a
digital archive (Repository) that can be filled with available Risk assessment tools. When
financial resources are eventually allocated, a Toolbox with intensively evaluated Risk
assessment tools can be developed for use over the long term.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 25/09/2009
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