VDCLPO7. SOIL / LAND POLLUTION
(INCLUDING LAND MANAGEMENT / LAND QUALITY / GROUND STABILITY)
(updated: August 4, 2006 )


Attewell, P., 1993, 'Ground Pollution: Environment, Geology, Engineering and Law,'

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (June 2001-)
- website: http://www.defra.gov.uk
'Discussion document on the spreading and use on land of sludge and biodegradable waste', January 2004, http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/landliability/soil/index.htm
'The Soil Action Plan;, May 2004, http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/landliability/soil/actionplan.htm.

Department of the Environment (DOE) (former)
(from June 1997 to June 2001 part of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, DETR):
'Contaminated Land Profiles', DOE Publications, 1995.
'Digest of Environmental Statistics, 1996 edition, June 1996.
'Environmental Protection Expenditure in the UK', HMSO, 1996.
'UK National Environmental Health Action Plan', July 1996.
'Sustainable Use of Soil - Government Response to the 19th Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution', January 1997.

Environment Agency (formed in April 1996 from merger of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution; HMIP and
the National River Authority; NRA) - EA reports available from Public Enquiries, Rio House, Waterside Drive,
Aztec West, Bristol BS32 4UD, tel. (01454) 624400
- website: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
'Guidance for Monitoring Landfill Gas Engine Emissions', November 2002, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=13237&heading=e-mail+alert
'Monitoring of Particulate Matter in Ambient Air Around Waste Facilities', March 2003, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=14486&heading=e-mail+alert
'Guidance for Monitoring Landfill Gas Surface Emissions', April 2003, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=15048&heading=e-mail+alert
'The Environment Agency consultation Soil, The Hidden Resource', 2004, http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/soilconsultation.
'The state of soils in England and Wales', 2004, http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/105385/stateofsoils_775492.pdf'
Draft Policy on Funeral Practices and the Environment', November 2004, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=22244&heading=e-mail+alert

Fernie, John & Pitkethly, Alan S., 1986, 'Resources: Environment and Policy', Paul Chapman Publishing, London.

Friends of the Earth, 1996, 'Soil erosion and its impacts in England and Wales', FOE, London.

Jones, Gareth & Hollier, Graham, 1997, 'Resources, Society and Environmental Management', Paul Chapman Publishing, London. GF50.JON

Mather, A.S., & Chapman, K., 1995, 'Environmental Resources', Longman Higher Education, Harlow, Essex.

O'Riordan, Timothy, 1991, 'Earth, Air and Water: Resources and Environment in the late 20th Century', Edward Arnold.
O'Riordan, Timothy, 1994, 'Environmental Science for Environmental Management', Longman Higher Education, Harlow, Essex .

*Pearce, David, Markandya A & Barber, E., 1989, 'Blueprint for a Green Economy', Earthscan, London. HB847.3.P4.

Rees, Judith, 1990, 'Natural Resources: Allocation, Economics and Policy', Routledge, London. HB847.R4

Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, 1996, 'The Sustainable Use of Soil', HMSO, London. Documents Division CM3165

*Selman, Paul, 1992, 'Environment Planning; The Conservation and Development of Biophysical Resources,' (Chapter 4), Paul Chapman Publishing, London.

Simmons, IG, 1991, 'Earth, Air and Water. Resources and Environment in the Late 20th Century', Edward Arnold, London.

The Soil Association, ?, 'Organic Farming and the Countryside', British Organic Farmers, Bristol.

Thompson, Alan, 1998, 'Mineral Water' (Discussion of DETR's 'Reducing the Effects of Surface Mineral Workings), Surveyor, 8.10.98.

UK Government, 1994, 'Sustainable Forestry', The UK Programme, Cm 249, HMSO, London.

Watson, Nigel, 1998, 'Integration of land and water management in England', Chapter 6 in in Kivell, Philip; Roberts, Peter and Walker, Gordon, (eds), 'Environment, Planning and Land Use' (including 'Risk, environment and land use planning; an evaluation of policy and practice in the UK'), Ashgate, Aldershot, Hampshire. ISBN 1 85972 605 4. (HC240.9.E5.E6)

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