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Historically, industries were in harbour areas of cities for easy access to transportation of resources. Today, transforming former industrial areas into living spaces has become an attractive business. However, this transformation has often been challenged by high levels of soil contamination caused by the industrial use. Remediation measures are mandatory to ensure the public safety in the redeveloped areas. Detailed information about the contaminant type, distribution, and transport mechanisms is required to address the contamination issues. This paper suggests a workflow for investigations assisting decision making for construction work in redeveloped industrial areas. The workflow is applied to Horsens harbour (Denmark). In this area, renovation of the harbour walls introduces the risk of spreading of contamination to planned construction areas. The study demonstrates how detailed hydrogeological information about the site allows for scenario modelling of contaminant transport, guiding remediation efforts and aiding decision makers in developing the harbour area.
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The authors are grateful to the municipality of Horsens and the central region of Denmark for providing relevant data to the project.
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This article was funded by the State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology) (Grant No. SKLGP2020K002).
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Cen, X., Medhus, A.B., Andersen, T.R. et al. Hydrogeological modelling to support urban planning in harbour areas: a case study from Horsens, Denmark. Bull Eng Geol Environ 80, 7099–7112 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02359-3
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