Regulatory and non-regulatory control of contaminated sites
Abstract
Regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to the management of contaminated sites in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are overviewed. Clean-up criteria have historically been based upon generic, numeric guidelines for the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites. Current trends are toward site-specific, probabilistic exposure/risk assessments, decision analysis and non-regulatory controls.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies
Regulation and Compliance Studies
Heavy metals in environment
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 59–126
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter