| Title: |
Green and Sustainable Remediation: State of the Science and Practice
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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| Country: |
USA
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| Year: |
2011 |
| Availability: |
GSR-1 May 2011
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council - ITRC
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Report / download web link (=direct link): |
http://www.itrcweb.org/Documents/GSR-1.pdf
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Assessment tools
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Economic
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Environmental
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Social
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Sustainable / green remediation
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| Short description: |
EXTRACT:
Numerous initiatives are taking place in the field of green and sustainable remediation (GSR). In
this technology overview document, the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC)
GSR Team introduces the concept of GSR and charts its current status. By providing some basic
definitions and describing the approaches of different agencies, states, and other entities, the
GSR Team aims to help educate and inform state regulators and other stakeholders in the
concepts and challenges of GSR. One of the greatest challenges of GSR is the current lack of
consensus on applying measures of sustainability. In this document, the GSR Team summarizes
current definitions and tools available to help users incorporate sustainability factors into site
management decision making. There is no industry-wide consensus on the definitions of the term
“green and sustainable”; therefore, discussions on this area may not be addressing consistent
concepts. This document is meant to be not guidance, but rather a discussion of ideas as they
currently appear to exist. It is expected that these concepts, definitions, and tools will continue to
rapidly evolve. This overview is a companion document to the GSR Team’s forthcoming
technical and regulatory guidance document.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 09/09/2011
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