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Contaminated Sediment

Microplastics and nanoplastics – a contaminant or not?

February 27, 2023February 26, 2023 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

A question that the European Commission was trying to answer in the release of their ‘Future Brief: nanoplastics: state of knowledge and environmental and human health impacts -Issue 27‘ . Whilst there has been some […]

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Find out about Geo Careers

February 20, 2023October 29, 2023 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Wondering whether you would like a geoscience/ geo-engineering career or perhaps you are thinking about a change in career. Find out more here with links to interviews and talks about different opportunities to work in […]

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New DEFRA Research Report: In Situ Contaminated Sediment

August 9, 2017September 6, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Sediment

After some delay, the DEFRA research project started in 2013 looking to understand the risks that in situ contaminated sediments pose to freshwater bodies  was published online in July 2017.  The project comprised a number […]

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Emerging Contaminants and Persistence

January 20, 2017February 2, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Sediment

Persistence, according to the guidelines of the Stockholm Convention, is evident where, chemicals have a half-life in the aquatic environment of over two months (i.e. it takes over two months for the chemical to break […]

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AquaConSoil 2017 – call for abstracts

October 13, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Yes its that time again – the call for abstracts for the 14th International AquaConSoil Conference has gone out.  The conference will focus on the sustainable use and management of soil, sediment and water resources […]

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Are Cefas Action Levels for the Disposal of Dredged Material fit for purpose?

April 29, 2016December 12, 2023 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Sediment

Not according to the MMO report into the recent “High Level Review of Current UK Action Level Guidance” published at the end of 2015. Over twenty years have passed since the introduction, by the Centre […]

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  • Progress your career in land contamination by becoming a Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) November 27, 2023
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  • Interesting Facts, Useful Resources and other GEMs for Lead March 7, 2021
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  • COVID-19, site works and risk assessment July 1, 2020
  • NEW – on-line training course for non-licensed work on asbestos in soil July 1, 2020
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  • Updated _HSE EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits September 6, 2018

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