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The contamination of land with total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) is a serious environmental and development issue in many nations. If managed well, it can be an opportunity for urban renewal and development. However, if not managed or remediated, it can pose deleterious effects on public health and the environment. Fortunately, industrialized nations such as the USA, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Australia have developed comprehensive and proven regulatory frameworks for TPHs site management. However, developing countries lack regulations for TPHs. This chapter presents an overview of the TPHs contamination management in both developed and developing countries and identifies the gaps in existing policy and regulations. Finally, we provide a series of recommendations that could enhance TPHs-contaminated land legislation, especially in the developing countries.
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Kuppusamy, S., Maddela, N.R., Megharaj, M., Venkateswarlu, K. (2020). Regulatory Guidelines for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination. In: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24035-6_8
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