Recommendations for Remediation Activities at Former Soviet Military Installations in Central and Eastern Europe

Abstract

The principal objective of this NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was to evaluate approaches for remediating the contamination problems at former Soviet military installations in Central and Eastern Europe by convening a group of international experts on site remediation and related disciplines. Many of these sites are located in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic. Representatives from each of these countries as well as various environmental restoration experts from both NATO countries and non-NATO countries (including the Cooperation Partner Countries identified by NATO) participated at this workshop. These experts included individuals who have specialties in site characterization, environmental monitoring, public health evaluation, as well as treatment and related site remediation technologies. Also included were individuals from government agencies, research institutes and universities, as well as private sector environmental engineering and consulting companies. The mix of experts from the various countries, disciplines and areas of expertise provided the basis for productive discussions of the pressing issues associated with site remediation needs at these former Soviet military sites.