| Title: |
Assessing significant harm to terrestrial ecosystems from contaminated land
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> journal article
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2005 |
| Availability: |
Soil Use and Management 21 527 540
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Smith, R
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Pollard, S J T; Weeks, J M; Nathanail, C P
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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| Publisher: |
Blackwell Scientific Publishing
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| Publisher City: |
PO Box 1354
9600 Garsington Road
Oxford
OX4 2XG
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
HTML
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Ecological
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Methods
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Ecotoxicology
Soil-->Soil quality
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| Short description: |
Risk assessment in terrestrial ecosystems is underdeveloped comparison with the aquatic equivalent. However, developments are progressig rapidly in response to increasing concerns surrounding soil quality and its sustainable use . This is exemplified by the international frameworks that have developed in the last decade to aid decision-makers, as the need for scientifically-derived tools for determining ecological risk from land contamination has increased. From the regulatory viewpoint, the priority is establishing what to protect in order to prevent ecological harm. This is a complex issue requiring clear objectives in a risk assessment context. This paper reviews recent developments in terrestrial risk assessment and land contamination in the UK, emphasising the need for a measurement, or measurements, of ecological harm to assess ecosystem function. A conclusion of the review is that further justification of the use of earthworms as an indicator species for protecting ecological function is required.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Antony Chapman WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 10/05/2007
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