A site called contaminated is a designated zone of land that could potentially damage the health of people, animals and the environment. Sites that are nominated as contaminated may also have substantial usage/planning, regulatory and trade matters to consider. Because of the risk of the many potential effects on environmental, social and financial values, an […]
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Land deemed contaminated is land area that may detrimentally effect human health and environmental health. Increasingly, those sites labelled as contaminated could also present important land planning, legislative and/or economic repercussions. Due to the direct and indirect effects on land usage and value, the consideration of contamination and solutions to it have emerged in significance
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Chemicals are used widely – in industry, forestry, for agricultural and veterinary purposes (known as ‘agvet’ chemicals) and therapeutically – and they play an essential role in modern society. However, avoiding environmental harm from their manufacture, use and disposal requires assessment and management across their entire life cycle. In addition to the synthetic biochemicals of
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Land contamination can devalue your property and risk the health of others. Don’t risk prosecution and expensive clean-up costs. Take appropriate action when undertaking any activities that could cause contamination. Chemical handling and storage store hazardous materials including fuel, oils and chemicals, in correctly segregated, bunded and covered areas so that accidental spills cannot reach
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Contamination means the condition of land or water where any chemical substance or waste has been added at above acceptable background levels and represents, or potentially represents, an adverse health or environmental impact. Contamination of land most often results from past land uses. It can arise from a range of activities that took place on
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