Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2014
Publication Title
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
Abstract
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) present in many natural resources, human activities that exploit these resources enhance the concentrations, solubility, and subsequently the exposure to these materials. NORM and Technically Enhanced NORM (TENORM) dispersion in soil, groundwater, and surface water has induced different contamination problems. Dealing with such problems differs from site to site depending on the associated risk. The development of green and sustainable remediation project aims to restore the contaminated sites to productive use and conserves undeveloped areas, minimize or eliminate the pollution source, reduce waste generation, and reduce the associated costs. This work is intended to highlight recent advances in remediation activities for NORM contaminated sites. The main aim is to identify difficulties that affect the application of different remediation technology. This will be achieved by reviewing advances in regulating NORM and TENORM, and site contamination assessment. Then different remediation technologies, their applicability and factors that affect the efficiency of the remediation process will be identified.
Recommended Citation
Rahman, R.O. Abdel; Elmesawy, Mohamed; Ashour, I.; and Hung, Yung Tse, "Remediation of NORM and TENORM Contaminated Sites—Review Article" (2014). Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications. 99.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/encee_facpub/99
DOI
10.1002/ep.11829
Publisher's Statement
This is the accepted version of the following article: Abdel Rahman, R. O., Elmesawy, M., Ashour, I., and Hung, Y.-T. (2014). “Remediation of NORM and TENORM contaminated sites—Review article.” Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 33(2), 588–596., which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep.11829/abstract
Volume
33
Issue
2
