Abstract:

Sites contaminated with hazardous material are a topical and urgent problem all over the world. Risk based remediation is used to develop maximum safety cost effective sanitation methods for future land users. The analyzed site lays within the North Western region of Romania, in the vicinity of Baia Mare, the main city in Maramures County. Taking into account the former activities conducted on the site, as well as future demolishing works and future developments, analyses to certain contaminants in soil, groundwater and building materials were performed. The level of pollution based on Romanian regulations was established. The paper further presents a human health risk assessment and determines the contaminated area on the site. Two most suitable riskbased remediation actions for the site were proposed.