Developing decision support tools for the selection of "gentle" remediation approaches.
A range of tools have been proposed to support decision making in contaminated land remediation. From a European perspective it is clear, however, that there are considerable national differences in the decision support process, and more generally in the extent to which this process supports the selection of less invasive, alternative remediation options such as phytoremediation, in situ immobilisation etc. (referred to here as "gentle" remediation technologies). In this paper we present results from the recently completed European Union ERANET SNOWMAN project SUMATECS (Sustainable Management of Trace Element Contaminated Sites), and critically review available decision support tools in terms of their fitness for purpose for the application of gentle remediation technologies. Stakeholder feedback indicates a lack of knowledge amongst stakeholders of currently available decision support tools. We propose that decision support which focuses on gentle remediation is more strongly incorporated into existing, well-established (national) decision support tools / decision-frameworks, to promote more widespread use and uptake.
University of Brighton, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK.
Kene
K
Onwubuya
Andrew
A
Cundy
Markus
M
Puschenreiter
Jurate
J
Kumpiene
Brian
B
Bone
Jon
J
Greaves
Phillip
P
Teasdale
Michel
M
Mench
Pavel
P
Tlustos
Sergey
S
Mikhalovsky
Steve
S
Waite
Wolfgang
W
Friesl-Hanl
Bernd
B
Marschner
Ingo
I
Müller
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D012984:Software / Q000639:trends; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D006113:United Kingdom