Regulation of contaminated soils in Spain. A new legal instrument

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Tarazona, Jose V ^a   Fernandez, Maria D ^a   Vega, M Milagrosa ^a,b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b ERA Consult   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contaminated soils; Regulation; Risk assessment; Spanish legislation

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 21544435695     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2005.05.135     Document Type: Article

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