Superfund and mining megasites : lessons from the Coeur D'Alene River basin /

For more than 100 years, the Coeur d Alene River Basin has been known as "The Silver Valley" for being one of the most productive silver, lead, and zinc mining areas in the United States. Over time, high levels of metals (including lead, arsenic, cadmium, and zinc) were discovered in the l...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Superfund Site Assessment and Remediation in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Contaminated sediments > Environmental aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene River.
Hazardous waste site remediation > Environmental aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene River.
Environmental risk assessment > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene River.
Lead > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene River.
Sédiments contaminés > Aspect de l'environnement > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene (Rivière)
Dépôts de déchets dangereux > Restauration > Aspect de l'environnement > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene (Rivière)
Environnement > Évaluation du risque > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene (Rivière)
Plomb > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene (Rivière)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Contaminated sediments > Environmental aspects
Environmental risk assessment
Hazardous waste site remediation > Environmental aspects
Lead
Coeur d'Alene River (Idaho)
Coeur d'Alene (Idaho : Rivière)
Idaho > Coeur d'Alene River
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Historical background
  • The Coeur D'Alene system
  • Remedial investigation assessment
  • Human health risk assessment in the Coeur D'Alene River basin
  • Human health risk assessment: lead exposure and uptake: use of the IEUBK model
  • Ecological risk assessment
  • Remediation objectives and approaches
  • Mining megasites: lessons learned.

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