Use of a quantitative risk-based approach for deciding upon short-term remediation methods of a contaminated site

Damigos, D; Protonotarios, V; Kaliampakos, D

dc.contributor.author	Damigos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Protonotarios, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaliampakos, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:53:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:53:49Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	13895265	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27128
dc.subject	Cost and risk minimisation	en
dc.subject	Health risk assessment/management	en
dc.subject	Heavy metals	en
dc.subject	Site contamination	en
dc.subject	Soil	en
dc.subject.other	Contamination	en
dc.subject.other	Ecosystems	en
dc.subject.other	Health	en
dc.subject.other	Metalloids	en
dc.subject.other	Remediation	en
dc.subject.other	Risk assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Human health	en
dc.subject.other	Ingestion route	en
dc.subject.other	Risk-based approach	en
dc.subject.other	Soil contamination	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	contaminated land	en
dc.subject.other	health risk	en
dc.subject.other	mineral processing	en
dc.subject.other	mining	en
dc.subject.other	pollution tolerance	en
dc.subject.other	remediation	en
dc.subject.other	Eastern Hemisphere	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	World	en
dc.title	Use of a quantitative risk-based approach for deciding upon short-term remediation methods of a contaminated site	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/13895260412331315535	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13895260412331315535	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	Soil contamination is an important issue for European environmental policy, since it represents potential hazards for human health and the ecosystem. This paper presents a case study from Greece. A historic metallurgy complex will be re-used for establishing the Lavrion Technology and Cultural Park (LTCP). Intensive mining and metallurgical activities that took place in the broader area for the last 3000 years have caused soil pollution, particularly with metals and metalloids. Because remediation is presently prohibitively expensive, a risk assessment methodology based on U.S. EPA guidance [1-5] was used to quantify human health hazards, implement immediate cost-effective countermeasures to ensure protection of human health, and provide time and data needed for the final remediation scheme to commence. Results indicated an excessive risk with respect to arsenic, mainly through the ingestion route, meaning that covering the top soil with the appropriate materials (limed sand and gravel) will exclude the particular ""pathway"" and eliminate hazards for a considerable amount of time. © Taylor & Francis Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/13895260412331315535	en
dc.identifier.volume	18	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	170	en
dc.identifier.epage	184	en