Assessing the true technical/environmental impacts of contaminated land remediation - A case study of containment, disposal and no action

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-99

  Harbottle, Michael J ^a   Al Tabbaa, Abir ^a   Evans, Chris W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b May Gurney Geotechnical Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated land; Environmental impact; Landfilling; Stabilization solidification; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED LAND; LANDFILL; REMEDIATION;

EID: 33644832366     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.700     Document Type: Article

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