Why should ecological considerations be made during removal actions?
There are several practical reasons why ecological considerations must be made during removal actions: • Consideration of removal levels that are protective of ecological receptors may significantly reduce or eliminate the need for further actions or significantly limit the scope of required ecological risk assessments; • Will help to ensure that any negative impacts caused by the removal action (both the short-term and long-term impacts) do not outweigh the ecological risks / impacts mitigated by the proposed action; • May enable the interim action to be considered final; • Will help to ensure that site stabilization activities are designed to mitigate the ecological impact of the action itself to the greatest degree possible; and, • Will help to ensure that ecologically-related statutory requirements are met.
