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Contamination from local sources
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| Resource Type: |
web links
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English
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| Producers or distributor |
European Environment Agency
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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European Union |
| Producer or distributor web link (root): |
http://www.eea.europa.eu
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminated land overview
Contaminated land-->maps
Contaminated land-->stats, registers, inventories etc
Soil-->Erosion
Soil-->Processes
Soil-->Soil Overview
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| Short description: |
EXTRACT: Throughout Europe soil contamination affects almost 250 000 sites, and is expected to continue growing. Potentially polluting activities are estimated at nearly 3 million sites across the EU, many of which need further investigation to establish the damage and whether soil remediation (clean up) is required. Although considerable efforts have been made in some countries, it will take decades to clean up the legacy of soil contamination. Over the last 30 years approximately 80 000 sites have been cleaned up in the countries where data on remediation is available.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 03/09/2012
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