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Title: Evaluating Potential Human Health Risks Associated with the Development of Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities on Contaminated Sites

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1169325· OSTI ID:1169325
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  2. Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, PA (United States)
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This report presents a general methodology for obtaining preliminary estimates of the potential human health risks associated with developing a utility-scale solar energy facility on a contaminated site, based on potential exposures to contaminants in soils (including transport of those contaminants into the air).

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1169325
Report Number(s):
ANL/EVS/R-13/6; 102040
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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