Application of risk management techniques for the remediation of an old mining site in Greece

Panagopoulos, I; Karayannis, A; Adam, K; Aravossis, K

dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Karayannis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Adam, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Aravossis, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:29:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:29:52Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0956-053X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19386
dc.subject	Acid Mine Drainage	en
dc.subject	Coastal Zone	en
dc.subject	Contaminated Soil	en
dc.subject	Environmental Contaminant	en
dc.subject	Environmental Risk	en
dc.subject	Field Data	en
dc.subject	Heavy Metal	en
dc.subject	Polyethylene	en
dc.subject	Risk Assessment	en
dc.subject	Risk Management	en
dc.subject	constitutively active	en
dc.subject	European Community	en
dc.subject	Neutralization Potential	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.title	Application of risk management techniques for the remediation of an old mining site in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.wasman.2008.11.017	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2008.11.017	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	This article summarizes the project and risk management of a remediation/reclamation project in Lavrion, Greece. In Thoricos the disposal of mining and metallurgical wastes in the past resulted in the contamination with heavy metals and acid mine drainage. The objective of this reclamation project was to transform this coastal zone from a contaminated site to an area suitable for recreation purposes. A separate risk assessment study was performed to provide the basis of determining the relevant environmental contamination and to rate the alternative remedial schemes involved. The study used both existing data available from comprehensive studies, as well as newly collected field data. For considering environmental risk, the isolation and minimization of risk option was selected, and a reclamation scheme, based on environmental criteria, was applied which was comprised of in situ neutralization, stabilization and cover of the potentially acid generating wastes and contaminated soils with a low permeability geochemical barrier. Additional measures were specifically applied in the areas where highly sulphidic wastes existed constituting active acid generation sources, which included the encapsulation of wastes in HDPE liners installed on clay layers. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	WASTE MANAGEMENT	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.wasman.2008.11.017	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000264977200039	en
dc.identifier.volume	29	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	1739	en
dc.identifier.epage	1746	en