Risk assessment as a decision-making tool in remediation of land contaminated with chemicals

Abstract

When implementing projects for reclamation of lands contaminated with chemicals, the problem of choosing methods and technologies for performing work arises. The article discusses the methodology of risk assessment as a decision-making tool when choosing technologies for land reclamation. The calculation of the risk and its assessment are given on the example of a land plot contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls near OOO «Serpukhov Condenser Plant «KVAR» in the city of Serpukhov, Moscow Region.