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

Published London : T. Telford, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 164 pages) : illustrations Series Issues in environmental science and technology ; 16 Issues in environmental science and technology ; 16. Contents The Extent of Contaminated and Problems and the Scientific Response / Simon J.T. Pollard, Malcolm Lythgo and Raquel Duarte-Davidson -- The New UK Contaminated Land Regime / Malcolm Lowe and Judith Lowe -- Identifying and Dealing with Contaminated Land / Mark Kibblewhite -- Contaminated Land and the Link with Health / Andrew J. Kibble and Patrick J. Saunders -- Human Health Risk Assessment: Guideline Values and Magic Numbers / C. Paul Nathanail and Naomi Earl -- Ecological Risk Assessment under the New Contaminated Land Regime / Michael Quint -- Remediation Methods for Contaminated Sites / Peter Wood -- Legal Liabilities and Insurance Aspects of Contaminated Land / Anthony J. Lennon 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 Soil pollution Great Britain Soil pollution Law and legislation Great Britain Soil remediation Great Britain Reclamation of land Great Britain 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 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Reclamation of land -- Great Britain Soil pollution -- Great Britain Soil pollution -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain Soil remediation -- Great Britain Risk management. Risk. Pollutants. Public health. Probabilities. Organization. Statistics. Health services administration. Medical care. Risk assessment. Soil Pollutants 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 Environmental Restoration and Remediation 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 Bodensanierung Bodenverschmutzung Sols -- Pollution. Sols -- Décontamination. Dépots de déchets dangereux -- Restauration. United Kingdom Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Harrison, Roy M., 1948- Hester, R. E. (Ronald Ernest), 1936- Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain) ISBN 0727729888 9780727729880 085404275X 9780854042753 1591244196 9781591244196 9780727745781 0727745786

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