The risk assessment, a decision-making tool for the management of contaminated sites
The paper presents a methodology to assess the solutions for the management of contaminated sites. For defining these solutions there were developed two main activities. First one consists in a detailed site investigation to define its geological, hydrogeological characteristics and surely the contamination level. The second activity is dedicated to the assessment of risk generated by the soil, subsoil, air, and groundwater contamination, by using a professional software. The methodology was applied to a real case study. The results showed that for non-carcinogenic compounds the risk is above the thresholds establish by legislation. The conclusion is that measures to mitigate this risk must be taken, based on a feasibility study that will be realised in the next stage of the research.
