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| − | {{Definition|title=Remediation|definition=Also known as "cleanup", remediation is taking action to reduce, isolate, or remove contamination from an environment with the goal of preventing exposure to people or animals. Examples include dredging to remove contaminated sediment, or capping to prevent contaminated sediment from contacting benthic organisms. <ref> [http:// | + | {{Definition|title=Remediation|definition=Also known as "cleanup", remediation is taking action to reduce, isolate, or remove contamination from an environment with the goal of preventing exposure to people or animals. Examples include dredging to remove contaminated sediment, or capping to prevent contaminated sediment from contacting benthic organisms. <ref> [http://mapping.orr.noaa.gov/website/portal/calcasieu/ National oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) - Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Project]</ref>}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 11 July 2007
Definition of Remediation:
Also known as "cleanup", remediation is taking action to reduce, isolate, or remove contamination from an environment with the goal of preventing exposure to people or animals. Examples include dredging to remove contaminated sediment, or capping to prevent contaminated sediment from contacting benthic organisms. [1]
This is the common definition for Remediation, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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