Plans for 800 homes to be built on contaminated land have been given council approval despite hundreds of objections.

Officials in Colombia hope phytoremediation is applied in other places damaged by mining, after seeing quick and dramatic results in Río Viejo and other sites.

Knowsley Council said it understands the concerns of some local residents but confirmed any potential risk to public health ...

Once it is complete, the land could be sold and developed. If you want to learn more, there will be a community meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14th from Noon to 2:00 p.m. and then 4:30–6:30 p.m.

Initial tests found that, in some cases, the levels of PFOA in land close to the former chemical plant exceeded those ...

Food produced on farms whose land was contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” may pose a risk to human health, according to a new draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, 'Contaminated Land', was enacted in October 2001. This legislation requires the Local Authority to inspect its area for potentially contaminated land ...

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...

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When they mixed biochar into contaminated soil at a former tree nursery, DDT uptake by earthworms in the soil was halved. This method may enable the growing of certain crops on land that is ...

Environmental remediation aims to reduce radiation exposure from existing contamination of land, including groundwater or surface water. Its purpose is to return affected lands and water resources for ...

When they mixed biochar into contaminated soil at a former tree nursery, DDT uptake by earthworms in the soil was halved. This method may enable the growing of certain crops on land that is ...