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- Written by: Helen McLennan
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Concawe has published a new report called Case Studies and Analysis of Sustainable Remediation Techniques and Technologies.
The report aims to fill in a recognised gap in the provision of detailed case studies documenting the practical implementation of sustainable remediation, and facilitate further refinement of guidance. Concawe commissioned CL:AIRE to a) gather, prepare and publish ten European case studies that demonstrate sustainable remediation techniques and technologies and b) provide an analysis of the case studies to identify key success factors. A cross-comparison analysis of the ten case studies has been carried out, seeking to help practitioners compare these case studies to their own projects. The cross-comparison analysis focused on the following attributes: site location and type of site (former use); saturated / unsaturated zone impact; targeted contaminants; risk drivers; envisaged land use; objectives for sustainability assessment; remediation options compared; stakeholder engagement; boundary conditions; scope (environmental, economic, social); key constraints / opportunities; and assessment type (qualitative, semi-quantitative etc). Based on this analysis and recently published guidance, a practical approach for deploying sustainable remediation on operational sites has been proposed. Working with a risk-based conceptual site model, effective engagement with stakeholders and a sound understanding of sustainable remediation practices are seen as key success factors from these case studies.
The report was prepared by Rob Sweeney and Nicola Harries, CL:AIRE and Paul Bardos, r3 Environmental Technology Ltd.
The report is available to download on the Concawe website at www.concawe.eu and ten CL:AIRE Concawe Case Study Bulletins are available to download individually at www.claire.co.uk/concawe.
- Written by: Paul Bardos
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Behind some of the current political headline-grabbing which signals that a general election may not be too far away, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recently provided further detail on a key pillar of the government’s long-term housing plan, revealing a strategy
of prioritising urban regeneration.
In his speech, he confirmed that the government will be “unequivocally, unapologetically and intensively concentrating our biggest efforts in the hearts
of our cities”.
For more detail see: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=16b55e5d-6c57-4115-9d37-a24cb0334b66
- Written by: Paul Bardos
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r3 is a partner in a new initiative being co-ordinated by the Geological Survey of Finland GTK, which is a new research and innovation project related to the topic, ISLANDR ‒ Information-based Strategies for Land Remediation. The project aims to develop methods for identifying the sources of soil contamination and assessing the risks they cause.
- Written by: Paul Bardos
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While some state and federal agencies and other entities have guidance documents regarding soil background, there is not one comprehensive and widely accepted guidance document that summarizes the state of the science on this topic. This ITRC guidance document is intended to fill the gap by providing a comprehensive defensible framework for establishing and using soil background in risk assessments. It focuses on the process of establishing defensible background concentrations of naturally occurring or anthropogenic ambient chemicals to be used for risk assessment at contaminated sites.
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- Written by: Paul Bardos
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- Written by: Paul Bardos
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- Written by: Paul Bardos
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- Written by: Paul Bardos
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- Written by: Paul Bardos
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Now available:
2019 Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Soil Contamination http://english.mee.gov.cn/Resources/laws/environmental_laws/202011/t20201113_807786.shtml
2016 Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan http://english.mee.gov.cn/Resources/Plans/Plans/201712/P020171213578786221890.pdf
- Written by: Paul Bardos
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- Written by: Paul Bardos
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- Written by: Paul Bardos
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The third session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-3) adopted a resolution requesting member States and relevant UN bodies to explore ways to address soil pollution in a more integrated manner within the global environmental, food security and agriculture, development and health agendas, “especially through preventive approaches and risk management using available science.” A report by UNEP to be presented to UNEA-4 details some follow-up activities taken in the intersessional period to promote such integrated actions.
See https://sdg.iisd.org/news/unep-outlines-integrated-actions-to-tackle-soil-pollution-in-preparation-for-unea-4/ and https://papersmart.unon.org/resolution/uploads/k1800204.english.pdf
- Written by: Paul Bardos
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Intervention thresholds set for agricultural and development land
See https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=8009e1bc-788c-4389-9993-71b84cb72dd8
Detailed information (in Chinese) can be found at: http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/sthjbgw/sthjbgg/201807/t20180703_445969.htm
- Written by: Paul Bardos
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Detailed advice on Japanese Knotweed management written by a UK professional orgaisation in response to a request from the regulator. https://www.localgov.co.uk/Japanese-knotweed-New-advice-to-tackle-a-growing-problem/44674