An iron fist in a velvet glove: taking on the two major obstacles to...
Peter Hayes, Business Development Executive from waste management specialist CDEnviro, looks at the issues and emerging solutions with remediating land and making it fit...
Instruments offer quick and simple analysis of metal content
Responding to customer demand from a wide variety of sectors, Ashtead Technology has added additional Niton XL3t GOLDD+ XRF Analysers to its rental fleet...
Surf’s up: Spectacular regeneration in Snowdonia
The new £15 million water-themed adventure centre which opened at Dolgarrog in North Wales earlier this year – featuring the world’s first ever purpose-built...
Oxidation method chosen for Nigerian oil clean-up
Eko Harden Technologies announced in June that its patented Ekogrid electrokinetic oxidation solution has been chosen for the world’s largest oil contamination recovery project in Nigeria’s Ogoniland region .
Report calls for greenfield surcharge to encourage brownfield development
A new “greenfield surcharge” is among a series of practical proposals to encourage future brownfield development, according to a new report from member-funded group...
Sponsored content: Take control of emissions from land reclamation
After decades of neglect, the result of land pollution has reached a level of significance which is now impossible to ignore. Many sites around the world now pose a major hazard for new construction operations and have created a huge clean-up conundrum.
Old mines cast a long shadow on their surroundings, says study of people’s attitudes
Local stakeholders need more information than is currently available to them on the impacts of former mining activities on ground water and surface water,...
Handling the risk
A specialist group has welcomed the UK Government’s stance on brownfield development but has voiced concerns over the risk of increased legal challenges to...
AECOM launches PFAS solution at remediation event
Infrastructure services firm AECOM announced the launch of DE-FLUORO™ at the CleanUp 2019 site remediation conference
Using algae to clean up mine water
A ground-breaking project aims to use live algae to offset the costs of mine water remediation by turning the treated water into biofuel.
The...
On-site thermal remediation technology promises quick and simple treatment of modest volumes of contaminated...
US Thermal remediation specialists TerraTherm and "ESMI Companies" have introduced what is said to be an innovative remediation technology, capable of treating material with...
Power play – 600 properties sold in record time
The economic benefits that can accrue from land remediation were emphatically underlined by the stampede to buy property at the Battersea Power Station regeneration...
New polymer may allow low cost mercury removal from soil and water
AUSTRALIAN scientists have developed a new material made from inexpensive industrial by-products to remove mercury from soil and water.
Mercury can leach into the environment...
EU project addresses soil contamination
DECONTAMINATING and recovering the soil from polluted areas is a long, complex and expensive process. The LIFE I+DARTS project, co-financed by the EU’s environmental...
The challenge of meeting zero waste targets in land remediation
Is a remediated site a clean site? Amy Jones, Associate Director with environmental engineering firm Idom Merebrook, considers the challenges of meeting zero waste...
Books put contaminated soil know-how on a more solid footing
A new pair of academic books is said to provide an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in stabilisation and solidification for the remediation...
VOC detector assists oil spill remediation firm
AN increase in demand for its oil spill consultancy and remediation services has prompted SpillAssist Limited to recently order a second handheld Tiger volatile...
Oxidation technology gets closer to in-situ deployment for remediation of creosote in soil
Firm says groundwater poisoning BTEX’s degraded in less than a month, lighter PAHs in under half a year and heavier PAHs and remaining aliphatic...
Measuring oil contamination in soil
Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil continues to be an area of interest for scientists as they are the most common contaminants that are toxic to...
Brownfield experts want audit scheme
A scheme that supports professionals involved in remediation of brownfield sites has proposed an audit process for projects that bring back into use land...
