Safety Risk Analysis of an Innovative Environmental Technology

Parnell, Gregory S.; Frimpon, Michael F.; Barnes, John; Kloeber, Jack M.; Deckro, Richard F.; Jackson, Jack A.

doi:10.1111/0272-4332.211097

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“…In Table VI, the “Importance” column the weight assigned to each criteria as formulated by Refs. 10 and 11 and their work with the EPA. The weights in Table V indicate the risk due to each contaminant as found in Model 2.…”

Section: Application Of Quantitative Woe Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The assessment for other criteria—cost, implementability, short‐term effectiveness, and long‐ term effectiveness—was quantified based on data provided in the record of decision (ROD) for an actual site.The “Importance” column is a weighting assigned to each criteria as formulated by Refs. 10 and 11. The price of each option is highly site specific, although frequently the order (from highest to lowest) is mechanical dredging, hydraulic dredging, clay capping, hot spot hydraulic dredging, institutional control, and do nothing.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Use of Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Support Weight of Evidence Evaluation

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Weight of evidence (WOE) methods are key components of ecological and human health risk assessments. Most WOE applications rely on the qualitative integration of diverse lines of evidence (LOE) representing impact on ecological receptors and humans. Recent calls for transparency in assessments and justifiability of management decisions are pushing the community to consider quantitative methods for integrated risk assessment and management. This article compares and contrasts the type of information required for application of individual WOE techniques and the outcomes that they provide in ecological risk assessment and proposes a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework for integrating individual LOE in support of management decisions. The use of quantitative WOE techniques is illustrated for a hypothetical but realistic case study of selecting remedial alternatives at a contaminated aquatic site. Use of formal MCDA does not necessarily eliminate biases and judgment calls necessary for selecting remedial alternatives, but allows for transparent evaluation and fusion of individual LOE. It also provides justifiable methods for selecting remedial alternatives consistent with stakeholder and decision-maker values.

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Section: Application Of Quantitative Woe Methodsmentioning

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Section: Application Of Quantitative Woe Methodsmentioning

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Use of Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Support Weight of Evidence Evaluation

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“…Most applications of MCDA have been conducted by USDOE to develop decision models to evaluate specific criteria for the selection of remediation technologies. Grelk (1997), Grelk et al (1998), and Parnell et al (2001) have developed a decision analysis value model that is based on the process required by the legislation in the United States supporting the Superfund program. The USDOE has also sponsored a series of studies designed to develop decision models used to perform analysis of remedial alternatives for a mixed‐waste subsurface disposal site at Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory, USA.…”

Section: Mcda Applications For Environmental Management and Related Usesmentioning

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“…Selection of remedial action alternative Implementability, shortterm effectiveness, longterm effectiveness, reduction of toxicity/mobility/volume, cost USDOE Grelk (1997); Parnell et al (2001) MAUT…”

Section: Ineel Subsurface Disposal Areamentioning

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Application of multicriteria decision analysis in environmental decision making

Kiker

Bridges

Varghese

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Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Decision making in environmental projects can be complex and seemingly intractable, principally because of the inherent trade-offs between sociopolitical, environmental, ecological, and economic factors. The selection of appropriate remedial and abatement strategies for contaminated sites, land use planning, and regulatory processes often involves multiple additional criteria such as the distribution of costs and benefits, environmental impacts for different populations, safety, ecological risk, or human values. Some of these criteria cannot be easily condensed into a monetary value, partly because environmental concerns often involve ethical and moral principles that may not be related to any economic use or value. Furthermore, even if it were possible to aggregate multiple criteria rankings into a common unit, this approach would not always be desirable because the ability to track conflicting stakeholder preferences may be lost in the process. Consequently, selecting from among many different alternatives often involves making trade-offs that fail to satisfy 1 or more stakeholder groups. Nevertheless, considerable research in the area of multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) has made available practical methods for applying scientific decision theoretical approaches to complex multicriteria problems. This paper presents a review of the available literature and provides recommendations for applying MCDA techniques in environmental projects. A generalized framework for decision analysis is proposed to highlight the fundamental ingredients for more structured and tractable environmental decision making.

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“…DOE has sponsored a series of studies designed to develop decision models to analyze and select technologies for waste site remediation. Grelk (1997), Grelk et al (1998) and Parnell et al (2001) have developed a CERCLA-based decision analysis value model. The model incorporates five criteria: implementability, short-term effectiveness, long-term effectiveness, reduction of toxicity, mobility, or volume through treatment, and cost ( Figure 5) that are further subdivided into a set of 21 measures.…”

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Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A Framework for Structuring Remedial Decisions at Contaminated Sites

Linkov

Varghese

Jamil

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Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Decision-making in environmental projects is typically a complex and confusing exercise, characterized by trade-offs between socio-political, environmental, and economic impacts. Cost-benefit analyses are often used, occasionally in concert with comparative risk assessment, to choose between competing project alternatives. The selection of appropriate remedial and abatement policies for contaminated sites, landuse planning and other regulatory decision-making problems for contaminated sites involves multiple criteria such as cost, benefit, environmental impact, safety, and risk. Some of these criteria cannot easily be condensed into a monetary value, which complicates the integration problem inherent to making comparisons and trade-offs. Even if it were possible to convert criteria rankings into a common unit this approach would not always be desirable since stakeholder preferences may be lost in the process. Furthermore, environmental concerns often involve ethical and moral principles that may not be related to any economic use or value.Considerable research in the area of multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA) has made available practical methods for applying scientific decision theoretical approaches to multi-criteria problems. However, these methods have not been formalized into a framework readily applicable to environmental projects dealing with contaminated and disturbed sites where risk assessment and stakeholder participation are of crucial concern. This paper presents a review of available literature on the application of MCDA in environmental projects. Based on this review, the paper develops a decision analytic framework specifically tailored to deal with decision making at contaminated sites. 15I. Linkov and A. Bakr Ramadan (eds.)

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Safety Risk Analysis of an Innovative Environmental Technology

Cited by 17 publications

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Use of Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Support Weight of Evidence Evaluation

Use of Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Support Weight of Evidence Evaluation

Application of multicriteria decision analysis in environmental decision making

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A Framework for Structuring Remedial Decisions at Contaminated Sites

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