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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"land contamination"”.
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Regulating contaminated land in order to identify, manage and cause the rehabilitation of contaminated land: a review of the legislative adequacy of South Africa's contaminated land regime
Land contamination remains a chronic threat to environmental integrity and human health, warranting scrutiny on the effectiveness of the domestic legal regime. South Africa has still to understand the full extent to which it will undermine the country's sustainable development goals and well-being …
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Brownfields in China : how Cities recycle industrial land
… cases in China, I found that the issue of urban land contamination was not of much concern to either the general public or the government, not even Chinese environmental scholars. I found little evidence that, among relocation projects, former industrial land was properly monitored and treated …
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Environmental policy in Jordan : analysis, gap identification, and strategies for improvement
… water, deterioration of the water resources, land contamination, desertification, mismanagement of land use, and air pollution. Attempting to describe the "State of the Environment" and to provide an informed analysis of the threats to the nation's environment is a Herculean task. This …
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The performance of Takakura composting using food waste from Makanan Ringan Mas Industry
… waste reduces or eliminates adverse impacts on land, contamination of the atmosphere, soil and water. The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of takakura composting methods by utilizing waste generated by Makanan Ringan Mas Industry. Two types of takakura composts were prepared …
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Chemical, physical and mineralogical properties associated with the hardening of some South African fly ashes
… surface impoundments, including loss of usable land, contamination of groundwater, and production of wind-blown particulates, effects on vegetation and aesthetic impacts. Ultimately the disposal of fly ash in the mined-out underground workings is highly sought after, as it may limit many of the …
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Environmental impact of heavy metal pollution in natural aquatic systems
… of long term applications of heavy metals to land. Contamination of soils by heavy metals has been reported by many workers. Metal adsorption is affected by many factors, including soil pH, clay mineralogy, abundance of oxides and organic matter, soil composition and solution ionic strength. …
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Impacts of anthropogenic activities on the fisheries of the Don, Rother and Dearne catchments
… has suffered from a legacy of pollution and land contamination that dates back to the Industrial Revolution. These rivers have been grossly polluted from industrial, sewage, and mining effluents and from the disposal of solid wastes in the catchment. Much of the lengths of these rivers were …