| Author 1/Producer: |
Health Protection Agency - HPA
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| Publisher: |
Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division (Cardiff), Health Protection Agency
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| Publisher City: |
University of Wales Institute Cardiff
Colchester Avenue
Cardiff
Wales
UK
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| Short description: |
EXTRACT: The purpose of this document is to introduce environmental public health practitioners to
the process used for dealing with land contamination. The document aims to provide an
overview of public health issues surrounding land contamination and the public health risk
assessment process. This includes aspects of the environmental protection regimes where
they apply to the protection of public health from substances contained in, on or under land,
determination of sites as “contaminated land” as well as risk assessment procedures.
Where more in-depth information is required, the appendices contain additional information
including a guide to other documents available. It is hoped that this will be a useful guide to
the public health issues surrounding land contamination and the regulatory processes used
to examine and mitigate the impacts of land contamination.
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