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Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
Land can be contaminated by things like: heavy metals, such as arsenic,…
Your local council or an environment agency will decide if your land is…
The rules for who’s responsible for contamination and how to deal with it…
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
A critical review of the available data on the fate and transport behaviour of a number of contaminants.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
The effect of contaminant concentration on the rate of natural attenuation processes in UK aquifers is presented for 18 specific contaminants.
How to select compliance points for the assessment of risks to groundwater from land contamination.
Technical guidance on the management of contaminated land including how to investigate, assess and manage the risks.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Science Report. Attenuation of organic contaminants by mineral landfill liners is described.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
A report examining the evidence for chemical and physical pollutants in the sea around the UK and its Overseas Territories.
Structured approach to assessing the risks to ecology from chemical contamination in soils.
Wet line contamination involves the cross contamination of road fuel with rebated fuels, which will either be red diesel or kerosene.
This report describes the toxicological basis and approaches to deriving Health Criteria Values that serve as benchmarks for protecting human health.
Report on field testing of various approaches to biomonitoring.
Training guide for NHS and emergency services staff on rapid screening of people for internal radioactive contamination.
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