Risk-based assessment of soil and groundwater quality in the Netherlands: Standards and Remediation urgency
To assess soil and groundwater quality two generic (i.e., multifunctional) risk-based standards, Target and Intervention Value, have been developed, in the framework of the Dutch Soil Protection Act. These standards allow soil and groundwater to be classified as clean, slightly contaminated or seriously contaminated. The Target Value is based on potential risks to ecosystems, while the Intervention Value is based on potential risks to humans and ecosystems. In the case of serious soil contamination the site has, in principle, to be remediated, making it necessary to determine the remediation urgency on the basis of actual (i.e., site-specific) risks to humans and ecosystems and, besides, actual risk due to contaminant migration.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. of Public Health and the Environment, Soil and Groundwater Research Lab., Bilthoven (NL)
- OSTI ID:
- 20006171
- Journal Information:
- Risk Analysis, Journal Name: Risk Analysis Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 19; ISSN 0272-4332; ISSN RIANDF
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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