Contaminated Land Research Report 7 Assessment of risks to human health from land contamination: an overview of the development of soil guideline values and related research (Withdrawn)

Publication Year

2002

Document Status

Withdrawn, cited in regs

Abstract

An introduction to reports CLR 8-10. Giving an overview of the development of Soil Guideline Values and related material relevant to the assessment of risks to human health from land contamination. The report sets out: the legislative context for the use of CLRs including the Part IIA contaminated land regime and the planning system, the use of Soil Guideline Values in the assessment of chronic risks to human health arising from land contamination, and the background to their development, approaches to soil sampling, testing and data analysis when using Soil Guideline Values in different regulatory contexts, and a summary of CLR 8, 9 and 10, which describe in detail the Soil Guideline Values and the technical basis for their derivation, as well as other information relevant to assessment of risks to human health.

Document History

Withdrawn, not replaced. Also referred to as - Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment (CLEA 7). Produced by the Environment Agency in conjunction with DEFRA.

ISBN

9781857057324

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