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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of possible methods for the treatment of contaminated soil at an environmentally degraded siteMauko Pranjić, Alenka ...This study reports on the assessment of the environmental sustainability of different management practices for an environmentally degraded site in Slovenia: the Old Zinc-Works in the town of Celje. ... Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) were applied in order to evaluate possible trade-offs by comparing a proposed in situ remediation scenario with two other reclamation scenarios (scenario 2: incineration, metal extraction, underground disposal and reclamation of the site by refilling it with replacement material, and scenario 3: underground disposal and reclamation of the site by refilling it with replacement material) and with a no-action scenario. The results of the comparisons performed show that in the case of the in situ remediation scenario, the consumption of resources is smaller by a factor of 51 compared to that in the second scenario and by a factor of 7 compared to that in the third scenario. The impacts on human health and ecosystem quality are approximately 30 and 3.5 times less in the first scenario than in the second and third scenarios, respectively. Compared to the impact of the no-action scenario, the impact on human health of the in situ soil remediation scenario is approximately 6 times less, whereas its impact on the ecosystem is approximately 4 times less. The results confirmed that the in situ soil remediation scenario is the most sustainable practice from an environmental point of view. Its main advantage lies in the achieved conservation of natural resources. Despite the recovery of valuable metals (Zn, Pb, Cu, and Ni) from the bottom ash, the second scenario is significantly more environmentally burdensome compared to both the first and third scenarios. This outcome is due to the significantly high impacts related to the consumption of fuels needed to support the incineration of low-calorific contaminated soil and to electricity consumption. The present study demonstrates that the results of LCA studies, in addition to technological, economic and social indicators, yield important information about the sustainability of different management practices and therefore should be an important part of decision-making when approaching the reclamation of environmentally degraded sites.Source: Journal of environmental management. - ISSN 0301-4797 (Vol. 218, Jul. 2018, str. 497-508)Type of material - article, component part ; adult, seriousPublish date - 2018Language - englishCOBISS.SI-ID - 2359655
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Mauko Pranjić, Alenka |
Oprčkal, Primož |
Mladenovič, Ana |
Zapušek, Peter |
Urleb, Marjan |
Turk, Janez, 1980-
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LCA |
soil contamination |
degraded site reclamation |
in situ remediation |
landfilling |
LCA |
onesnažena zemljina |
revitalizacija degradiranega območja |
in-situ remediacija |
sežig |
odlaganje
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