European achievements in soil remediation and brownfield redevelopment : a report of the European Information and Observation Network's National Reference Centres for Soil (Eionet NRC Soil)

This document and its predecessor, The Remediated sites and brownfields. Success stories in Europe, were published at the initiative of EIONET NRC Soil, which established in 2015 an ad-hoc working group on contaminated sites and brownfields in Europe. The objective was to collect cases and European achievements of remediated sites and brownfields, harmonise and facilitate exchanges of information on contaminated soils and soil remediation between the Eionet contributing countries. These cases aims to raise awareness about the huge efforts already made in this ambitious endeavour. as well as to contribute to a better understanding of the remediation of contaminated sites and brownfields rehabilitation while sharing best practices and new techniques in soil remediation and management.