Division of Life Sciences, Rutgers University, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8082, USA.
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Insitutute, Rutgers Univesity, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
Ecohealth. 2019 Sep;16(3):454-475. doi: 10.1007/s10393-019-01437-z. Epub 2019 Aug 3.
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.
美国和其他国家在许多地点都有大量的工业、放射性和化学遗留废物，例如冷战和工业活动遗留的废物。这些地点中的大多数都需要进行补救（清理污染物）。确定清理的顺序需要进行优先级排序，以便将一些任务留到以后进行。本文研究了在污染场地延迟生态资源补救的潜在成本和收益。需要考虑的方面包括与管理和规划、源项和途径、风险和资源以及外部驱动因素（法规和法律、利益相关者）相关的方面。美国能源部被用作案例研究，以检验延迟补救的影响。本文提供的概念模型和表格可以作为场地管理者的指导或检查表。
