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All developed countries have land that has become “contaminated” by substances that can present hazards to future users or uses, examples include: sites used for industry, waste disposal, sewage treatment, transport, power generation and the extraction of essential minerals. All these activities have long been carried out in Europe.
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Interdepartmental Committee on the Redevelopment of Contaminated Land (ICRCL): Guidance on the Assessment and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land. ICRCL Paper 59/83, Department of the Environment, London 1983.
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Beckett, M.J., Simms, D.L. (1986). Assessing Contaminated Land: UK Policy and Practice. In: Assink, J.W., Van Den Brink, W.J. (eds) Contaminated Soil. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5181-5_34
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