Clean-up of Former Soviet Military Installations: Identification and Selection of Environmental Technologies for Use in Central and Eastern Europe (Nato Science Partnership Subseries: 2 Book 1)

A NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was conducted on June 21-23, 1994 in Visegnid, Hungary related to the clean-up of former Soviet military installation sites. This ARW included a technical site visit to the Komarom Base Site which is a former Soviet military installation in Hungary. During this three-day ARW, a strategy and set of recommendations were developed for selecting technologies and evaluating remediation as the economic and approaches for these sites. This strategy incorporated such critical issues financial conditions of the region, temporal considerations with regard to the urgency for which remedial actions are needed for these sites, the prioritization of resource allocations for site clean-up using risk-based considerations, and other crucial issues which will affect the implementation of remedial activities in the region. Approximately 40 invited experts, representing a number of different disciplines as well as both NATO and Cooperation Partner countries from the region, participated in this ARW. The types of former Soviet military installations in Central and Eastern Europe include: aircraft bases, fueling areas, maintenance and repair facilities, training grounds, non­ ammunition storage areas (for lubricants, chemicals, paints, equipment), ammunition storage areas, medical facilities, production facilities, and municipal facilities. Environmental contamination at these sites poses significant human health and environmental risks. Site contaminants include: solvents (e. g. , BTEX), mineral oil hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chlorinated hydrocarbons, heavy metals, pesticides residues, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The primary environmental media adversely affected by these contaminants are soils, ground water and surface water. Front Matter....Pages I-VIII Recommendations for Remediation Activities at Former Soviet Military Installations in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 1-5 Strategy for Identifying and Evaluating Site Remediation Approaches for Former Soviet Military Bases in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 7-20 Application of the Envirotrade Information System for the Cleanup of a Former Soviet Military Installation: The Komárom Base Site, Hungary....Pages 21-30 Human Health and Environmental Risks Associated with Contaminated Military Sites....Pages 31-44 Selection of Remedial Options for Contaminated Sites....Pages 45-56 Remediation Strategies for Contaminated (Former) Military Sites....Pages 57-78 Innovative Characterization Technologies to Address Environmental Problems at U.S. Department of Energy Sites....Pages 79-86 Selected Applications of Bioremediation in Hazardous Waste Treatment....Pages 87-95 Bioremediation of Four Former Soviet Military Bases in Hungary: Experience Useful for Future Decision-Making....Pages 97-108 Overview of Bioventing Technology for the Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination....Pages 109-112 Results of Remedial Technologies applied at Vác-Máriaudvar, a Former Soviet Military Installation....Pages 113-121 Innovative Remediation Technology for Contaminated Military Sites: A Canadian Perspective....Pages 123-131 Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons After the Departure of the Soviet Army....Pages 133-140 Environmental Problems at Former Soviet Military Installations in the Czech Republic....Pages 141-156 Environmental Problems at Military Installations in Germany....Pages 157-171 Cleanup Strategies for U.S. Army, Europe, Military Bases....Pages 173-178 Remediation from 1991 to 1994 of Environmental Damages Caused by the Soviet Troops....Pages 179-188 Demonstrating Innovative Technologies at Abandoned Former Soviet Military Bases....Pages 189-207 Environmental Problems at Former Soviet Military Bases in Hungary....Pages 209-218 Environmental Contamination Problems at the Komárom Base Site....Pages 219-232 Environmental Problems Associated with Former Soviet Military Installations in Poland....Pages 233-240 Environmental Aspects of Reusing Former Soviet Army Bases in Slovakia....Pages 241-247 Back Matter....Pages 249-250 A NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was conducted on June 21-23, 1994 in Visegnid, Hungary related to the clean-up of former Soviet military installation sites. This ARW included a technical site visit to the Komarom Base Site which is a former Soviet military installation in Hungary. During this three-day ARW, a strategy and set of recommendations were developed for selecting technologies and evaluating remediation as the economic and approaches for these sites. This strategy incorporated such critical issues financial conditions of the region, temporal considerations with regard to the urgency for which remedial actions are needed for these sites, the prioritization of resource allocations for site clean-up using risk-based considerations, and other crucial issues which will affect the implementation of remedial activities in the region. Approximately 40 invited experts, representing a number of different disciplines as well as both NATO and Cooperation Partner countries from the region, participated in this ARW. The types of former Soviet military installations in Central and Eastern Europe include: aircraft bases, fueling areas, maintenance and repair facilities, training grounds, nonƯ ammunition storage areas (for lubricants, chemicals, paints, equipment), ammunition storage areas, medical facilities, production facilities, and municipal facilities. Environmental contamination at these sites poses significant human health and environmental risks. Site contaminants include: solvents (e. g., BTEX), mineral oil hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chlorinated hydrocarbons, heavy metals, pesticides residues, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The primary environmental media adversely affected by these contaminants are soils, ground water and surface water This volume provides a comprehensive overview as well as detailed technical information on contamination problems associated with former Soviet military installations in Central and Eastern Europe. Site contaminants include solvents, mineral oil hydrocarbons, heavy metals, pesticide residues etc. The contaminants primarily affect soil, groundwater and surface water and pose significant human health and environmental risks. The book presents a strategy and recommendations for selecting technologies and evaluating remediation approaches. The strategy incorporates such critical issues as the economic conditions and legal situation of the regions