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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Catalysed product overcomes persulfate peeves
For over a decade persulfate has been used to oxidise contamination in the field of environmental remediation. Here, Regenesis discusses the development of its...
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...
Plants could clean TNT-tainted soil
BIOLOGISTS at the University of York have taken an important step in making it possible to clean large areas of land contaminated by explosives.
A...
Sponsored Content: Trials show new PFAS adsorbent outperforms current methods
Trials have been undertaken by two independent institutions, using a next generation PFAS adsorbent media developed by Puraffinity, the London based science materials company.
A new leaf for remediation?
Some plant species could help to remove toxic heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soil, as a recent study from researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore appears to demonstrate.
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...
Mobile unit offers faster oxidation
REMEDIATION expert HBR has developed a mobile rig for in-situ chemical injection work. The unit has been used on a major remediation project in...
Contaminated land consultants urged to use new British Standard when soil sampling
Concerns raised over reliability of old-style VOC testing
Industry specialists working on contaminated land are being urged to use the new British Standard BS 10176...
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 .
£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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
