Contaminated land and its reclamation / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.)

Harrison, Roy M., 1948-

Series:

Issues in environmental science and technology ; 7.

Issues in environmental science and technology ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil pollution--Great Britain.

Soil pollution.

Soil remediation--Great Britain.

Soil remediation.

Reclamation of land.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c1997.

Language Note:

English

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 in the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series contains seven articles which treat the many aspects of this subject, ranging from risk assessment and risk management, through specific remediation methods and the evolution of government policy and controls, to analysis of the legal and technical features of specific environmental insurance policies. The chemistry of the non-ferrous heavy metals lead, zinc and cadmi

Contents:

Overview : context, calculating risk and using consultants/ Peter J. Young, Simon Pollard and Phillip Crowcroft

UK government policy and controls/ Mary R. Harris and Judith Denner

Remediation methods for contaminated sites/ Peter A. Wood

Land reclamation after coal-mining operations/ David L. Rimmer and Alan Younger

Remediation of lead-, zinc- and cadmium-contaminated soils/ Michael Lambert ... [et al.]

Risk assessment and management strategies/ Gwyn Griffiths and Steve Smith

Legal liabilities and insurance aspects of contaminated land/ Anthony J. Lennon.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781591244202

159124420X

9781847550637

1847550630

OCLC:

843641042