title: Application of risk assessment and decision analysis to the evaluation, ranking and selection of environmental remediation alternatives.
abstract: A single framework integrating risk assessment and decision analysis methods for evaluating, ranking and selecting preferred remediation alternatives at a contaminated site was developed and demonstrated. The methodology used relies on stakeholder inputs throughout the entire process and employs those inputs to combine the results of multiple risk assessments to arrive at a total impact for each remediation alternative. The total impact values allow the ranking of the alternatives, which in turn, serves as the basis for deliberations among the stakeholders in order to identify the preferred alternative. Six major risk or impact categories were considered in the evaluation of the alternatives: human health and safety, environmental protection, life cycle cost, socio-economics, cultural, archeological and historical resources, and programmatic assumptions.
authors.affiliation: Beta Corporation International, 6719-D Academy Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, USA. tito@betaci.com
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bonano
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Salter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghassemi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jennings
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004467:Economics; D004777:Environment; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste