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CONTAMINATED LAND FAQs

What is Contaminated Land? Every one is banging on about the environment nowadays. Cars are environmentally friendly, as is washing up liquid, and crisps. But not so long ago people did not care quite so much about the environment as they do now. Composting in you back garden is a great way to reduce the impact your biodegradable waste has on the environment. But 80 years ago, people often threw ALL of the rubbish on the compost heap, including cans, bottles, batteries, left over paint and many other wastes that our councils now take care of for us. The government was not always as well educated as it is now. Back in the 1970s the official guidance for disposing of sheep dip was to "dig a shallow pit and pour", no thought was given to where the sheep dip might go. Environmental Consultants. Factories were also poorly regulated. If a factory making chemicals made too much of one item, they might just spread it about on the field next to the factory. No one came along to tell them off, so they used the easiest method available, and why not? No one knew they were doing anything wrong! So now in the present, we have lots of spots around the country where there used to be factories, or unregistered rubbish dumps and they have a negative effect on the quality of the land in that area. This is the UK's Contaminated Land "Legacy". Back to FAQs Desktop Study Site Investigation Remediation Home Page

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