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...
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...
Two major asbestos-in-soils courses announced
Comprehensive courses will lay foundations for house builders charged with brownfield development,
says training provider
As the drive to build more new homes in...
An update on asbestos in soils
Hazel Davidson of Derwentside Environmental Testing Services offers an update on the issue of asbestos in soils
ASBESTOS in soils continues to be a troublesome...
Japan learns from Dounreay clean-up
THE experience of cleaning up and decommissioning a nuclear plant in Scotland is being shared with Japan.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority invited a team from...
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...
Strength in depth – Vibro Menard
A ground improvement specialist has completed work at the site of the new Manchester Waste Private Finance Initiative building in Bolton. The £250,000 contract...
Contract for precious metals extraction in Texas-Oklahoma oil and gas sites
US remediation firm Reterro, which specialises in eliminating hydrocarbon and CVOC contamination from soil and ongoing waste streams, announced on 14 December that it...
£5m cash pot will see derelict land clean-up
AN area of derelict land in Ayrshire is to be transformed after winning more than £5m in funding from the Scottish Government.
Regeneration projects will...
Soil map of England and Wales now available online
Aerial mapping company Bluesky and Cranfield University have launched an online map showing soil types across England and Wales. The National Soil Map has...
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...
Dealing with contaminated land: Compliance
Hazardous Waste Management director Chris Lynch offers a few thoughts on the classification of hazardous waste, a precursor to making a decision about remediation.
With...
New kit joins rental fleet
AN equipment specialist is continuing to invest in its rental fleet to meet demand from geotechnical and environmental customers.
Skelair International, which specialises in ground...
River clean-up gets “seal” of approval (b’dum-tish!)
A seal found 17 miles inland from the coast in late December is proof the River Mersey is clean, according to United Utilities, which...
Poplars and pyrolysis project aims to extract contaminants from soil then prepare them for...
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is partnering with a BC company to turn soil contaminants into household products.
As part of the partnership, UBC...
Derelict site gets £25m to go green
NOTTINGHAM Enterprise Zone is to receive a £25m worth of support to kick-start the redevelopment of the derelict parts of the Beeston site. The...
Merger bolsters rapid response in North of England
NORTHERN remediation and rapid response provider AMW Environmental Solutions has been brought into the Adler and Allan Group.
The merger brings a wealth of specialist...
Persistence is key: Sizing up the PFAS remediation conundrum
Technologies are available to remove and destroy PFAS, the only doubt is whether they can be deployed within budget and in a sustainable way....
A fifth of global farmland contaminated by toxic metals, says study
Nearly a fifth of the world's agricultural land is contaminated by toxic metals, posing a serious threat to food security, public health, and ecosystems,...
Industrial-scale PFAS destruction system scheduled to trial at Minnesota site
US technology firm General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said its commercial PERSES™ waste destruction system will be delivered to a Lake Elmo, Minnesota waste...
