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Sustainable remediation panel—Utilizing quantitative evaluation techniques to support sustainable remediation projects
Author(s) -
Favara Paul J.,
Krieger Todd M.,
Rieke Axel D.,
Watts Daniel J.
Publication year - 2011
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.20295
Subject(s) - environmental remediation , associate editor , library science , citation , engineering , operations research , computer science , ecology , contamination , biology
emediation developed a Sustainable Remediation Panel in the Summer 2009 issue, which featured the Sustainable Remediation Forum White Paper. The panel is composed of leaders in the field of sustainable remediation who have volunteered to provide their opinions on difficult subjects related to the topic of how to integrate sustainability principles into the remediation practice. The panel’s opinions are provided in a question-and-answer format, whereby selected experts provide an answer to a question. This issue’s question is provided below, followed by opinions from four experts in the remediation field. Life cycle assessment and environmental footprint analysis are considered by many to be important elements of the sustainable remediation evaluation process. At what point in the remediation process are these techniques most useful and why? Are there certain types of projects that are more amenable to these analytical tools? How can the techniques be effectively used to help improve the sustainable aspects of a cleanup project?