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Comparative risk assessment (CRA) has been used as an environmental decision making tool at a range of regulatory levels in the past two decades. Contaminated and uncontaminated sediments are currently managed using a range of approaches and technologies; however, a method for conducting a comprehensive, multidimensional assessment of the risks, costs and benefits associated with each option has yet to be developed. The development and application of CRA to sediment management problems will provide for a more comprehensive characterization and analysis of the risks posed by potential management alternatives. The need for a formal CRA framework and the potential benefits and key elements of such a framework are discussed.
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Bridges, T., Kiker, G., Cura, J., Apul, D., Linkov, I. (2005). Towards Using Comparative Risk Assessment to Manage Contaminated Sediments. In: Levner, E., Linkov, I., Proth, JM. (eds) Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems. NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Series, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3198-X_14
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