Title Assessment and reclamation of contaminated land / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison

Published Cambridge, U.K. : Royal Society of Chemistry, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 164 pages) : illustrations Series Issues in environmental science and technology, 1350-7583 ; 16 Issues in environmental science and technology ; 16. 1350-7583 Contents The extent of contaminated land problems and the scientific response -- The new UK contaminated land regime -- Identifying and dealing with contaminated land -- Contaminated land and the link with health -- Human health risk assessment : guideline values and magic numbers -- Ecological risk assessment under the new contaminated land regime -- Remediation methods for contaminated sites -- Legal liabilities and insurance aspects of contaminated land Summary Contaminated land and the methods and legal controls governing its reclamation for subsequent development and use are of great current interest and concern. This volume covers aspects of this subject, ranging from the origins and extent of contaminated land problems, including effects on human health, through investigative measures, to specific techniques of remediation. It is written in the context of the new UK contaminated land regime and includes human and ecological risk assessment methodology, and the legal liabilities and insurance aspects of contaminated land. This authoritative review will be welcomed by those involved in the areas of land use planning and development, consultants and engineers in contaminated site investigation and remediation, and environmental regulators. Students of land management and environmental science will also find it essential reading Analysis bodemverontreiniging soil pollution ontginning reclamation risicoschatting risk assessment bioremediation Soil Pollution Bodemverontreiniging Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Soil pollution -- Great Britain Soil pollution -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain Soil remediation -- Great Britain Reclamation of land -- Great Britain Risk management. Risk. Pollutants. Public health. Probabilities. Organization. Statistics. Health services administration. Medical care. Risk assessment. Risk Management Risk Epidemiologic Measurements Environmental Pollutants Public Health Probability Toxic Actions Organization and Administration Statistics as Topic Chemical Actions and Uses Environment and Public Health Health Services Administration Delivery of Health Care Chemicals and Drugs Epidemiologic Methods Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Investigative Techniques Quality of Health Care Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Soil Pollutants Risk Assessment Patient Care risk management. pollutants. public health. probability. risk assessment. statistics. Chemistry. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control. Science. Statistics Risk management Risk assessment Risk Public health Probabilities Pollutants Organization Medical care Health services administration Reclamation of land Soil pollution Soil pollution -- Law and legislation Soil remediation Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.) Harrison, Roy M., 1948- Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain) LC no. 2002437095 ISBN 1591244196 9781591244196 9781847550170 1847550177

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