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Editor's perspective—Sustainable remediation gains momentum as SURF publishes groundbreaking white paper
Author(s) -
Simon John A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.20209
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , citation , white (mutation) , white paper , momentum (technical analysis) , library science , media studies , computer science , sociology , political science , artificial intelligence , law , economics , chemistry , biochemistry , finance , gene
In this issue of Remediation, the entire publication is dedicated to a single white paper, “Integrating Sustainable Principles, Practices, and Metrics Into Remediation Projects,” written by the U.S. Sustainable Remediation Forum, or “SURF.” SURF is an energetic group of volunteers who are passionate about the concept of sustainable remediation. Nearly one-quarter of SURF’s almost 200 members contributed to the white paper—a total of 50 authors. The collaborative effort took a significant amount of time due to the number of contributors, but the end product is a fine opinion piece that will certainly help shape the future of sustainable remediation. The SURF group, which was founded in 2006, has the following mission statement: