| Title: |
Climate change, pollutant linkage and brownfield regeneration
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| Resource Type: |
document --> public information
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2007 |
| Availability: |
subr:im bulletin SUB 3
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| Author 1/Producer: |
SUBRIM Consortium
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
CL:AIRE
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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| Publisher: |
CL:AIRE
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| Publisher City: |
London, UK
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->In situ treatment technologies
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Passive and hydraulicContainment
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Environmental
Soil-->Erosion
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| Short description: |
EXTRACT:
5. CONCLUSIONS
From the evidence available in the literature and collected as part of the study
presented here it is clear that certain climate change scenarios will have
significant impacts on current and future contaminated land and remediation
systems. Examples include severe physical damage to soil cover systems and
stabilised/solidified soils, and extensive soil water erosion and associated
contaminant transport. These impacts will have major effects on the future
management of contaminated and remediated sites and are expected to
influence both the way risk is managed on those sites and the design of future
remediation strategies. A conceptual adaptation strategy has been developed
highlighting four stages to be considered when addressing the impact of climate
change in the current risk-based contaminated land management regulatory
framework in the UK. The results of the surveys carried out on the development
industry and local authorities clearly demonstrate that these stakeholders are still
largely unaware of the issues surrounding climate change and its impact on
contaminated land management and redevelopment. They are therefore not yet
fully considering potential impacts of climate change and related evidence in
their decision-making process. However, the work begun during the SUBR:IM
programme has shown the value of a combination of experimental and
modelling approaches, which together look able to deliver the most robust
solutions for the remediation industry.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 30/05/2007
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