An Introduction to Land Contamination for Public Health Professionals

Synopsis

This document introduces environmental public health practitioners to the process for dealing with land contamination, including aspects of the environmental protection regimes where they apply to the protection of public health from substances contained in, on or under land, determination of sites as 'contaminated land' as well as risk assessment procedures. The appendices contain additional information including a guide to other documents available. It is hoped that this will be a useful guide to the public health issues surrounding land contamination and the regulatory processes used to examine and mitigate the impacts of land contamination.

Additional information

Pages about HPA's work on contaminated Land

Last reviewed: 7 April 2010