"no action" alternative

to remediation of the site
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14882
Scenario in which one assesses if the contaminants at the waste site pose, or will pose in the future, a risk if left alone.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 920 [Terms] [Paper]