Actuarial Risk Analysis to Promote National Contingency Plan (NCP)‐Consistent Remediation. Issue 3 (16th June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Herman, Kurt
• Is Part Of: Remediation. Volume 24:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 11
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2014-06-16
• Subjects: Sanitary engineering -- Periodicals; 628
• DOI: 10.1002/rem.21392
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-5658

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>This article provides a case study of how green and sustainable remediation (GSR) concepts (including, but not limited to, worker risk) can be incorporated into the existing National Contingency Plan (NCP)/Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) remedy selection framework. The occupational risks of worker fatalities and injuries associated with two site remediation alternatives were calculated and compared. The results demonstrated that the increased worker risks associated with one of the remedy alternatives rendered it inferior based on the NCP "Balancing Criteria" of short‐term effectiveness. This type of approach is implementable at many sites by leveraging readily available information at the remedy selection stage using published methods and data sources. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </abstract>