Risk-Management Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 2001
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9780309133012
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This book provides a risk-based framework for developing and implementing strategies to manage PCB-contaminated sediments at sites around the country. The framework has seven stages, beginning with problem definition, continuing through assessment of risks and management options, and ending with an evaluation of the success of the management strategy. At the center of the framework is continuous and active involvement of all affected parties--particularly communities--in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the management strategy. A Risk-Management Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments emphasizes the need to consider all risks at a contaminated site, not just human health and ecological effects, but also the social, cultural, and economic impacts. Given the controversy that has arisen at many PCB-contaminated sites, this book provides a consistent, yet flexible, approach for dealing with the many issues associated with assessing and managing the risks at Superfund and other contaminated sites.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• COMMITTEE ON REMEDIATION OF PCB-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
• BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY
• OTHER REPORTS OF THE BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY
• Preface
• Contents
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 PCBs in the Environment
• 3 The Framework
• 4 Community Involvement
• 5 Defining the Problem and Setting Management Goals
• 6 Analyzing Risks
• 7 Assessing Management Options
• 8 Making Decisions
• 9 Implementing the Strategy
• 10 Evaluating Results
• Appendixes
• Appendix A Biographical Information on the Committee on Remediation of PCB-Contaminated Sediments
• Appendix B Participants at Public Sessions
• Appendix C Public Access Materials
• Appendix D Case Studies
• Appendix E PCB Biodegradation
• Appendix F Methods of Analysis of PCBs in Sediments, Water, and Biota
• Appendix G Toxicity of PCBs
• Appendix H Nomenclature of PCBs