Title: |
Costs and Benefits Associated with the Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater: A Review of the Issues.
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Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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Country: |
United Kingdom
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Year: |
1999 |
Availability: |
Project P2-078, R&D Technical Report TR P278 by Komex Clarke Bond Ltd. and Eftec Ltd
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Author 1/Producer: |
Environment Agency
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Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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Publisher: |
Environment Agency
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Publisher City: |
Bristol, UK
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ISBN: |
1 85705 131 9
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Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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Size: (e.g. 20mb) |
8
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Cost benefit analysis-->Cost benefit analysis overview Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Economic Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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Short description: |
Extract: 'The results of a scoping study which has been undertaken to provide a Comprehensive review of the issues associated with the costs and benefits of the remediation of contaminated groundwater and the future protection of groundwater are presented. An overview of contaminant hydrogeology, groundwater remediation and environmental economics is provided. The philosophical, technical and economic issues associated with cost-benefit analysis of groundwater protection and remediation are discussed. Suggestions for the formulation of framework guidance for setting remedial objectives and selecting the best approach and technologies on a site-specific basis are made. There are 64 references.'
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Submitted By:
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Dr Denise Lambkin WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 22/04/2008
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