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Project title

Methodology for the Assessment of Hazardous Waste Disposal

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

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Lead Organisation

O'Callaghan Moran & Associates

Lead Applicant

Sean Moran

Project Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) published the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan (the Plan) in July 2001 in accordance with Section 26 of the Waste Management Act 1996 (the Act). The Act requires the Agency to provide inter alia for the identification and assessment of sites at which the disposal of hazardous waste took place. The Plan presents a Methodology to identify and assess such sites.The Methodology involves a series of seven Stages starting with desktop studies to identify potential disposal sites based on contaminative uses (Stage 1) and regulatory records (Stages 2 and 3). This leads to the establishment of a list of all known or suspected hazardous waste disposal sites (Stage 4). Stages 5 6 and 7 involve Preliminary (Stage 5) Intermediate (Stage 6) and Detailed (Stage 7) Risk Assessments of the sites on the list.The Agency appointed OiCallaghan Moran & Associates (OCM) under the Environmental RTDI Programme (2000 - 2006) to test and develop the proposed Methodology. The Environmental RTDI Operational Programme is funded by the National Development Plan.The Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) published the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan (the Plan) in July 2001 in accordance with Section 26 of the Waste Management Act 1996 (the Act). The Act requires the Agency to provide inter alia for the identification and assessment of sites at which the disposal of hazardous waste took place. The Plan presents a Methodology to identify and assess such sites.The Methodology involves a series of seven Stages starting with desktop studies to identify potential disposal sites based on contaminative uses (Stage 1) and regulatory records (Stages 2 and 3). This leads to the establishment of a list of all known or suspected hazardous waste disposal sites (Stage 4). Stages 5 6 and 7 involve Preliminary (Stage 5) Intermediate (Stage 6) and Detailed (Stage 7) Risk Assessments of the sites on the list.The Agency appointed OiCallaghan Moran & Associates (OCM) under the Environmental RTDI Programme (2000 - 2006) to test and develop the proposed Methodology. The Environmental RTDI Operational Programme is funded by the National Development Plan.

Grant Approved

�126,760.00

Research Hub

Green and Circular Economy

Research Theme

Waste and Resources Management

Start Date

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Initial Projected Completion Date

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