Date of Award

9-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Abstract

To properly manage the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) in the future, the Air Force (AF) needs a method to assess progress based on improvements in environmental conditions. An integral part of evaluating progress toward protecting human health and the environment is the assessment of risk reduction as a result of cleanup actions. The AF currently uses the Defense Priority Model (DPM) to assist in setting priorities for funding remedial actions at IRP sites. The DPM provides a numerical score for IRP sites representing the relative potential risk based on the environmental conditions at a site before remedial actions are taken. This study investigates using the DPM to provide an indicator or progress based on improvements in environmental conditions at IRP sites. Rescoring the DPM to represent site conditions after remedial actions shows a reduction in relative risk as contaminant levels and transport potential are changed. A multi-criteria decision modeling technique was used to combine the relative risk data with other administrative measures of progress currently used by the AF. The results provide a method to rank the accomplishments at IRP sites.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GEE-CEV-92S-8

DTIC Accession Number

ADA260691

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Engineering of the Air Force Institute of Technology

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