SREL Reprint #2788

Science in support of assessing ecological risk and implementing novel remediation strategies at the Savannah River Site, SC

P. M. Bertsch and 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 terms 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.

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).