Human Centered Risk Assessment. V. A. Eremenko, ACTIS’ Association, Peresvetov, Moscow, RF; D. C. Bley, Buttonwood Consulting, Inc., Oakton, VA; and J. G. Droppo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
In the past decade the US has started the effort of addressing on aftermath to legacy of Cold War 1946-1989. Costs have been very high and the projected cost estimates for total cleanup are still increasing. The initial high costs in the US have resulted in a movement towards risk-based decision making for prioritizing these activities. In modern Russia, in other FSU and East-European countries, the resources for starting of similar activities have not been available. The knowledge and experiences of the US in these initial remedial efforts are seen as important information for FSU and East-European countries, where the environmental problems are more severe and budgets much more limited. This situation led to the identification of the need for focus on local protection of humans subjected to contaminants from a variety of sources, rather than on improvements at the polluted facility. Integrated decision tools are needed to effectively evaluate the risk and the alternatives for its control.
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