Why confined aquatic disposal cells often make sense.
Confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cells are increasingly becoming the selected option for the management of unacceptably contaminated sediments. CAD cells are selected as the preferred alternative because this approach provides an acceptable compromise when cost, logistics, regulatory acceptance, environmental risk, and perception of various alternatives are considered. This preference for CAD cells often occurs even when other alternatives with similar risk reduction and less cost, such as an open water capping alternative, are considered as options. This paradox is largely a result of subjective factors that affect regulatory acceptance such as public perceptions.
Fredette
Thomas J
TJ
New England District, US Army Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, Massachusetts 01742, USA. thomas.j.fredette@usace.army.mil
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D011639:Public Opinion; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014881:Water Supply