SCIENCE IN SUPPORT OF ASSESSING ECOLOGICAL RISK AND IMPLEMENTING NOVEL REMEDIATION STRATEGIES AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SC
P. M. Bertsch, C. L. Strojan
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory The University of Georgia
ABSTRACT
There is a need for credible risk assessments and science-based solutions
when dealing with moderate to low levels of environmental contamination
occurring over large land areas. Credible risk assessments are needed
to define and manage the underlying human health and ecological risk,
and scientific understanding is needed to develop and implement novel
remediation strategies, as well as to gain regulator and stakeholder acceptance
of these approaches. Experience at the Department of Energy's Savannah
River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina has demonstrated that a strong
scientific program can have significant consequences in tern1s of providing
input to the remediation process.
SREL Reprint #2788
Bertsch, P. M. and C. L. Strojan. 2004. Science in support of assessing ecological risk and implementing novel remediation strategies at the Savannah River Site, SC. Waste Management 2004 Conference, February 29-March 4, 2004, Tucson, AZ.
