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UK Government and Regulators
Trade Associations and Professional Bodies
Contaminated Land Networks and Environmental Organisations
Magazines and Journals
International Links
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UK Government & Regulators

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Umbrella organisation for all local authorities in Scotland and links to local authority web-sites.

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
Remit is the pursuit of sustainable development - weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns. Go to ‘Environmental Protection’ then click on ‘Land – soil & contamination’.

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
Responsible for policy on housing, planning, devolution, regional and local government and the fire service. It also takes responsibility for the Social Exclusion Unit, the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and the Government Offices for the Regions.

Environment Agency
Activities range from influencing Government policy and regulating major industries nationally, right through to day-to-day monitoring and clean up operations at a local level. Go to the ‘Land Quality’ section. Also hosts the CLEA home page.

Environment and Heritage Service Northern Ireland (EHSNI)
Protect and conserve Northern Ireland’s natural heritage and built environment, to control and regulate pollution and to promote wider appreciation of the environment and best environmental practices. Go to ‘Environmental Protection’ then ‘Waste’ for ‘Waste Management and Contaminated Land Unit’.

Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
Look after health and safety in nuclear installations and mines, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, offshore gas and oil installations, the safety of the gas grid and the movement of dangerous goods and substances, railway safety, and many other aspects of the protection both of workers and the public.

Health Protection Agency (HPA)
The Health Protection Agency is a national organisation for England and Wales dedicated to protecting people’s health and reducing the impact of infectious diseases, chemical hazards, poisons and radiation hazards. It brings together the expertise of health and scientific professionals working in public health, communicable disease, emergency planning, infection control, laboratories, poisons, chemical, and radiation hazards.

HM Revenue & Customs
HM Revenue and Customs is a Government department with responsibility for collecting billions of pounds in revenue each year in VAT, other taxes and customs duties. The site includes information on the landfill tax scheme, which HMRC administers.

Local Government Association (LGA)
Umbrella organisation for all local authorities in England & Wales and links to local authority web-sites.

National Assembly for Wales - The Department for Environment, Planning & Countryside
The Government Department responsible in Wales for environmental protection, including contaminated land. Go to ‘Environment’ then ‘Pollution’ then ‘Contaminated Land’.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Protect the land, air and water - the core elements that form the fabric of our environment. We will do so in partnership with others, and in a way that enables Scotland to sustain a strong and diverse economy. Go the ‘Regulation’ section then ‘Contaminated Land’.

Scottish Executive
The Government Department responsible in Scotland for environmental protection, including contaminated land. Go to ‘Topics’, then ‘Environment’, ‘Pollution’ and ‘Contaminated Land’.

Trade Associations and Professional Bodies

Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS)
A trade association established to improve the profile and quality of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, including contaminated land related issues.

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
The CIOB is the leading professional body for managers in construction with now over 40,000 members worldwide.

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
An independent professional body and representing those who work in environmental health and related disciplines.

Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management (CIWEM)
An independent multi-disciplinary professional and examining body for scientists, engineers, other environmental professionals, students and those committed to the sustainable management and development of water and the environment.

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
The leading professional body for waste and resource management.

Environmental Industries Commission (EIC)
Trade association promoting and supporting the development of a strong, competitive UK environmental technology and services industry, including contaminated land-related services.

Geological Society
The Geological Society of London is the UK national society for geoscience. It is a learned and professional body, and a registered charity. It exists to promote the geosciences and the professional interests of UK geoscientists.

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
The leading organisation for professionals interested in or involved with civil engineering

Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
Organisation established to promote best practice standards in environmental management, auditing and assessment.

National House-Building Council (NHBC)
The standard setting body and leading warranty and insurance provider for new and newly converted homes in the UK, including for land contamination issues.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Standards and membership organisation for professionals involved in land, valuation, real estate, construction and environmental issues.

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
The largest organisation in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences.

Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Scheme
Professional accreditation scheme for the registration of individuals completing the Land Condition Record (LCR).

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS)
(the Institute) has been in existence for over 125 years and has around 1,200 members the majority of whom are Environmental Health Officers working in that capacity for Scottish local authorities. The objects for which the Institute is established are for the benefit of the community to promote the advancement of Environmental Health by: stimulating interest in and disseminating knowledge concerning Environmental Health; promoting education and training in matters relating to Environmental Health; and maintaining, by examination or otherwise, high standards of professional practice and conduct on the part of Environmental Health Officers in Scotland.

UK Environmental Law Association
UK forum which aims to make the law work for a better environment and to improve understanding and awareness of environmental law.

Contaminated Land Networks & Environmental Organisations

Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments (CL:AIRE)
A public-private partnership supporting the development of cost-effective methods of investigating and remediating contaminated land in a sustainable way.

Contaminated Land Assessment & Remediation Research Centre (CLARRC)
CLARRC is a multi-disciplinary centre of excellence drawing on the resources of groups across the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, the Schools of Life Sciences and Built Environment at Napier University and from the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC).

Contaminated Land Rehabilitation Network for Environmental Technologies in Europe (CLARINET)
CLARINET is a Concerted Action within the Environment & Climate Programme of the European Commission DG Research, whose aim is to develop technical recommendations for sound decision making concerning the rehabilitation of contaminated sites in Europe.

Forest Research
Conduct research and provide technical advice on establishing greenspace on brownfield, degraded and contaminated land. Research is designed specifically to address issues such as site investigation, contamination, soil and water resource management and achieving integrated remedial solutions in collaboration with industry based, government and research organisations. Key objective is to conduct cutting-edge research that can be disseminated as best practice guidance to stakeholders involved in restoration and greenspace creation on brownfield and contaminated land.

info4localgov
Complete reference source to suit the needs of Local Authorities needing rapid, reliable and up to date online access to complete documents relevant to Architects, Building Control, Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Engineering and Technical Services.

Integrated Pollution Management Knowledge Transfer Network (IPM-Net)
IPM-Net assists industry to meet the demands of regulatory and business drivers for the integrated management and remediation of environmental pollution. Drawing together organisations that deal with environmental pollution in land, waste and water, IPM-Net enables businesses to become more competitive, create jobs, increase wealth and enhance the position of UK environmental industries in the global marketplace.

Land Regeneration Network
A networking platform for all stakeholders of contaminated land and industrial waste management in Wales.

National Society for Clean Air & Environmental Protection (NSCA)
NSCA is the environmental protection charity that brings together organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors to promote a balanced & innovative approach to understanding and solving environmental problems.

Network for Industrially Contaminated Land in Europe (NICOLE)
NICOLE is the principal forum that European business uses to develop and influence the state of the art in contaminated land management in Europe.

SAFEGROUNDS Learning Network
A forum for developing and disseminating good practice guidance on the management of radioactively and chemically contaminated land on nuclear and defence sites in the UK.

Scottish Contaminated Land Forum
A forum to encourage and promote the effective and sustainable rehabilitation of contaminated land in Scotland.

Site Decommissioning: Sustainable Practices in the Use of Resources (SD:SPUR)
Initiative developed to establish through dialogue safe, socially, economically and environmentally sustainable practices in the use of resources arising from the decommissioning of nuclear sites.

Soil & Groundwater Technology Association (SAGTA)
SAGTA is a non-profit making association of major UK private and public sector landholders, which actively addresses technical challenges associated with the management of landholdings that are potentially contaminated.

Magazines and journals

Brownfield Briefing
Monthly publication by Newzeye with weekly electronic updates designed to cover the latest news in the area of brownfield development.

Contaminated Land Management
Monthly newsletter published by GEE Publications focusing on the issues facing decision makers in the contaminated land sector.

Environmental Industries Commission Land Remediation Yearbook 2006
An essential reference source on land remediation and an invaluable tool for information on suppliers of land-remediation services including: consultants, technology providers, contractors, laboratories, insurers and lawyers.

ENDS Report
Monthly journal for environmental policy and business in the UK, providing in-depth analysis; a weekly Bulletin provides a round-up of policy and legislation developments.

Land Contamination & Reclamation
A quarterly peer reviewed journal published by EPP Publications covering risk assessment, investigation, containment systems, treatment technologies, natural attenuation and monitoring.

International links

Dutch National Institute of Public Health & the Environment (RIVM)
Main environmental research institute in the Netherlands, including soil and water contamination.

European Union Groundwater and Contaminated Land Information System (EUGRIS)
Information platform and links to contaminated land and groundwater information for the European Union.

German Federal Environment Agency
International Centre for Soil & Contaminated Sites (ICSS).

Health Canada
Home page for Health Canada, part of the Government of Canada providing information on health-related issues.

NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS)
Evaluation of Demonstrated and Emerging Remedial Action Technologies for the Treatment of Contaminated Land and Groundwater.

Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF)
A US public-private partnership set up to undertake research, development, demonstration, and evaluation efforts to solve clean-up problems.

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This website has information on most environmental issues, including contaminated land, and in particular provides good data sets for contaminant transport.

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Home page for WHO including information on a wide range of health-related issues including information on specific contaminants and guideline values.