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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: From Site Closure to Disengagement 18-20 November 2009, Douai, France.
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Historic land contamination has arisen through a variety of past practices that did not take account of the environment, including processes of industrial change as businesses changed on a site. These changes may have been triggered by a forced closure (for example as a result of an industry going out of business), a planned sale or a planned relocation. These processes of change continue today. It is important that these changes to do not give rise to land contamination of the future. Consequently disengagement from a site needs to be handled as an environmental management process.
The objective of this workshop was to understand how site closure can be conducted in a smooth and effective manner. Its topics included:
• Examples of remediation cases under complex site closure conditions
• Cases of site closure that either went as planned or cases where there were lessons were to be learned.
• Social, environmental, legal/contractual or financial aspects
Authors:
Paul Bardos (Ed)
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2009) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: From Site Closure to Disengagement 18-20 November 2009, Douai, France. NICOLE Secretariat, Deltares / TNO, Appeldoorn, the Netherlands. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2010
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Executive Summary of "Report of the NICOLE Workshop: From Site Closure to Disengagement 18-20 November 2009, Douai, France."
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Historic land contamination has arisen through a variety of past practices that did not take account of the environment, including processes of industrial change as businesses changed on a site. These changes may have been triggered by a forced closure (for example as a result of an industry going out of business), a planned sale or a planned relocation. These processes of change continue today. It is important that these changes to do not give rise to land contamination of the future. Consequently disengagement from a site needs to be handled as an environmental management process.
The objective of this workshop was to understand how site closure can be conducted in a smooth and effective manner. Its topics included:
• Examples of remediation cases under complex site closure conditions
• Cases of site closure that either went as planned or cases where there were lessons were to be learned.
• Social, environmental, legal/contractual or financial aspects
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Year:
2010
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Executive Summary: Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Sustainable Remediation – A Solution to an Unsustainable Past?
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NICOLE’s vision for this workshop is to help find a greater understanding of what sustainable remediation is and can achieve. The workshop explored what might be meant by “sustainable remediation”; linked this concept to frameworks for contaminated land management, and considered how sustainability can be included in contaminated land management decisions across Europe. The workshop found as follows. Sustainable remediation needs “sustainable legislation”. This means not only the content of the legislation, but the way it relates to other relevant legislation, as well as principles and practices of working. NICOLE will continue to press for joined up thinking at EU and Member State level to provide a consistent approach to soil and waste related regulations as they affect contaminated sites.
Offering a prescriptive and dogmatic view on tools and indicators is scarcely likely to assist a consensus between these different constituencies. NICOLE’s approach will be to provide a road map about the process of using sustainability in contaminated land decision making and checklists to provide technical support to decision-makers, allowing them to examine suggestions of possible sustainability criteria or factors (indicators) and available tools and techniques in the literature or on the market along with some assessment of their utility.
NICOLE is collaborating closely with SURF and SURF-UK and developing links with the Common Forum to try and develop an international consensus of what sustainable remediation is and how it should be achieved.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
240. Bardos, R.P. (2009) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Sustainable Remediation – A Solution to an Unsustainable Past? 3-5 June 2009, Leuven, Belgium, NICOLE Secretariat, Deltares / TNO, Appeldoorn, the Netherlands. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
Year:
2009
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NICOLE Seminar Report Basics and Principles of Environmental Law
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This seminar provided delegates with a background to the emerging EU-Level legislation and the two broad legal frameworks pertaining to Member States, and how these impact the implementation of environmental law. Its goal was both to provide information, and to promote mutual understanding between professionals who normally work under different legal systems.
Authors:
Paul Bardos and Baker & Mckenzie
Publication Details:
236. Bardos, R.P. (2009) NICOLE Seminar Report Basics and Principles of Environmental Law. 31 March 2009, Brussels, Belgium. NICOLE Secretariat, Deltares, Appeldoorn, the Netherlands
Year:
2009
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Executive summary: NICOLE Seminar Report Basics and Principles of Environmental Law
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This seminar provided delegates with a background to the emerging EU-Level legislation and the two broad legal frameworks pertaining to Member States, and how these impact the implementation of environmental law. Its goal was both to provide information, and to promote mutual understanding between professionals who normally work under different legal systems.
Authors:
Paul Bardos, Baker & McKenzie
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2009) NICOLE Seminar Report Basics and Principles of Environmental Law. 31 March 2009, Brussels, Belgium. NICOLE Secretariat, Deltares, Appeldoorn, the Netherlands
Year:
2009
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Executive Summary of the NICOLE / SAGTA Workshop: Sustainable Remediation 3rd March 2008, London, UK
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Undertaking the land remediation components of development with approaches that recognise principles of sustainability therefore forms a significant element of the process. At the same time, these same principles would also be relevant to other circumstances where the undertaking of land remediation is a factor, such as work required to address statutory regulations.
The SAGTA / NICOLE Workshop on 3rd March drew together current thinking and approaches, issues of both benefits and costs as well as the perceived gaps and uncertainties that may act as specific challenges to achieving sustainable remediation.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
205. Bardos, R.P. (2008) Report of the NICOLE / SAGTA Workshop: Sustainable Remediation 3rd March 2008, London, UK. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
Year:
2008
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Report of the NICOLE / SAGTA Workshop: Sustainable Remediation 3rd March 2008, London, UK
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Undertaking the land remediation components of development with approaches that recognise principles of sustainability therefore forms a significant element of the process. At the same time, these same principles would also be relevant to other circumstances where the undertaking of land remediation is a factor, such as work required to address statutory regulations.
The SAGTA / NICOLE Workshop on 3rd March drew together current thinking and approaches, issues of both benefits and costs as well as the perceived gaps and uncertainties that may act as specific challenges to achieving sustainable remediation.
205. Bardos, R.P. (2008) Report of the NICOLE / SAGTA Workshop: Sustainable Remediation 3rd March 2008, London, UK. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
Authors:
Paul Bardos
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Year:
2008
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Environmental Decision Support Systems 9-10 October 2008 Madrid, Spain.
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DSTs integrate environmental data and simulation or conceptual models into a framework for supporting decision-making for site characterisation, monitoring, or remediation. DSTs are tools that facilitate the use of data, derivations and models and/or structure the processes in decision making. This workshop presented a range of decision support tool/system functions with some examples and case studies. Its discussion related to the capabilities and limitations of such tools and systems and their degree of acceptance in daily decision making processes.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2008) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Environmental Decision Support Systems 9-10 October 2008 Madrid, Spain. NICOLE Secretariat, Appeldoorn, the Netherlands. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
Year:
2008
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Executive Summary of the Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Environmental Decision Support Systems 9-10 October 2008 Madrid, Spain.
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Description: DSTs integrate environmental data and simulation or conceptual models into a framework for supporting decision-making for site characterisation, monitoring, or remediation. DSTs are tools that facilitate the use of data, derivations and models and/or structure the processes in decision making. This workshop presented a range of decision support tool/system functions with some examples and case studies. Its discussion related to the capabilities and limitations of such tools and systems and their degree of acceptance in daily decision making processes.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Year:
2008
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Using baselines in liability management – what do upcoming Directives require from us?
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The objective of this workshop is to investigate what requirements current and upcoming legislation related to baselines will put on the site owner, the seller of a site and the buyer of a site. Sessions dealt with regulatory aspects, financial aspects and methodologies for dealing with the definition of baselines and for designing risk management approaches to meet those baselines. An interactive session was included, in which the participants developed plans for defining a baseline condition in short case study.
Authors:
Paul Bardos NICOLE Information Manager
Publication Details:
201. Bardos, R.P. (2008) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Using baselines in liability management – what do upcoming Directives require from us? 14-16 November 2007, Brussels, Belgium. NICOLE Secretariat, Appeldoorn, Netherlands
Year:
2007
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Redevelopment of sites – the industrial perspective - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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The restructuring of European economies, including the migration of manufacturing to Asia, has resulted in many underused, derelict and contaminated industrial sites. At the same time land demand, principally lead by housing, has made many of these urban sites into attractive assets. The owners of these sites would like to realise the value of these assets and at the same time avoid any future risk of liability. Developers/constructors use the uplift in land values to decontaminate previously developed land, provide development platforms and clean cover layers, and build the necessary infrastructure, while at the same time generating returns and managing risks. Municipalities and local communities look to local economic, social and environmental regeneration and to provide for a sustainable future. The sale, decontamination and redevelopment of post industrial land are vital to all these stakeholders needs.
The workshop was divided into four sessions:
o Drivers for redevelopment of sites for government – municipality – industry – redevelopers
o Management of liability
o Case studies
o Tools and communication
The workshop also included an interactive game session on site redevelopment.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2007) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Redevelopment of sites – the industrial perspective . 14 to 15 June 2007, Akersloot, The Netherlands, http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2007
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Redevelopment of sites – the industrial perspective - FULL REPORT
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The restructuring of European economies, including the migration of manufacturing to Asia, has resulted in many underused, derelict and contaminated industrial sites. At the same time land demand, principally lead by housing, has made many of these urban sites into attractive assets. The owners of these sites would like to realise the value of these assets and at the same time avoid any future risk of liability. Developers/constructors use the uplift in land values to decontaminate previously developed land, provide development platforms and clean cover layers, and build the necessary infrastructure, while at the same time generating returns and managing risks. Municipalities and local communities look to local economic, social and environmental regeneration and to provide for a sustainable future. The sale, decontamination and redevelopment of post industrial land are vital to all these stakeholders needs.
The workshop was divided into four sessions:
o Drivers for redevelopment of sites for government – municipality – industry – redevelopers
o Management of liability
o Case studies
o Tools and communication
The workshop also included an interactive game session on site redevelopment.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2007) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Redevelopment of sites – the industrial perspective . 14 to 15 June 2007, Akersloot, The Netherlands, http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2007
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Executive Summary of the NICOLE Workshop: Data Acquisition for a Good Conceptual Site Model, 10 – 12 May 2006, Carcassonne, France
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Authors:
Chapman, A. and Bardos, R.P.
Publication Details:
Chapman, A. and Bardos, R.P. (2005) Executive Summary of the NICOLE Workshop: Data Acquisition for a Good Conceptual Site Model, 10 – 12 May 2006, Carcassonne, France. NICOLE Secretariat, TNO, 7300 AH Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2006
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Full Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Data Acquisition for a Good Conceptual Site Model, 10 – 12 May 2006, Carcassonne, France
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Data acquisition was first highlighted as a key step towards deriving a conceptual model by the 2002 NICOLE meeting in Pisa, which focused on cost-effective site characterization methods. Invited papers at this workshop in Carcassonne, southern France, presented examples from real contaminated land case studies to emphasise the importance of good quality data acquisition for the development of robust and appropriate conceptual site models, combining information on geology, biology and the chemistry of the subsoil. The emphasis was on innovative and cost effective data collection methods in support of the site management decision making processes rather than “wanting to know what is in the soil”. The workshop included an excursion to the area of a former gold mine that has been undergoing an extensive remediation programme which is nearing completion. A range of presentations were given on-site illustrating some of the remediation methods tested and employed.
Authors:
Chapman, A. and Bardos, R.P.
Publication Details:
Chapman, A. and Bardos, R.P. (2005) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Data Acquisition for a Good Conceptual Site Model, 10 – 12 May 2006, Carcassonne, France. NICOLE Secretariat, TNO, 7300 AH Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. http://www.nicole.org
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2006
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Report of the NICOLE 1996-2006 Ten Year Network Anniversary Workshop: Making Management of Contaminated Land an Obsolete Business - Challenges for the Future. 5 to October 2006, Leuven, Belgium
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NICOLE celebrates its ten year anniversary in 2006. Started in 1996 as an EU funded concerted action, NICOLE is nowadays a self sustaining, vibrant network that supports safe and cost effective solutions for the management of industrially contaminated land.
The route to making contaminated land management an obsolete business is by implementing technology and management practices that have cost-effectively dealt with existing pollution and will prevent new contamination. Much has been achieved in these 10 years since NICOLE was formed, and this workshop addressed what is still needed for future contaminated land management in terms of technology implementation, policy making, knowledge transfer and research needs. It questioned how far Europe is from the ultimate goal of making the management of contaminated land on industrial sites an obsolete business.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2006) Report of the NICOLE 1996-2006 Ten Year Network Anniversary Workshop: Making Management of Contaminated Land an Obsolete Business - Challenges for the Future. 5 to October 2006, Leuven, Belgium. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2006
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Executive Summary of the Report of the NICOLE 1996-2006 Ten Year Network Anniversary Workshop: Making Management of Contaminated Land an Obsolete Business - Challenges for the Future. 5 to October 2006, Leuven, Belgium
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NICOLE celebrates its ten year anniversary in 2006. Started in 1996 as an EU funded concerted action, NICOLE is nowadays a self sustaining, vibrant network that supports safe and cost effective solutions for the management of industrially contaminated land.
The route to making contaminated land management an obsolete business is by implementing technology and management practices that have cost-effectively dealt with existing pollution and will prevent new contamination. Much has been achieved in these 10 years since NICOLE was formed, and this workshop addressed what is still needed for future contaminated land management in terms of technology implementation, policy making, knowledge transfer and research needs. It questioned how far Europe is from the ultimate goal of making the management of contaminated land on industrial sites an obsolete business.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2006) Executive Summary of the NICOLE 1996-2006 Ten Year Network Anniversary Workshop: Making Management of Contaminated Land an Obsolete Business - Challenges for the Future. 5 to October 2006, Leuven, Belgium http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2006
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Slide Set NICOLE Workshop: The Impact of EU Directives on the Management of Contaminated Land. 1 and 2 December 2005. Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Invited papers outlined the Liability Directive, the Groundwater Daughter Directive, the Waste Framework Directive and the Soil Framework Directive. The findings of a NICOLE project reviewing the impact of soil and waste legislation on contaminated land and groundwater managed highlighted a number of differences between national implementations of EC Directives. The findings of a NICOLE project on monitored natural attenuation (MNA) identified both ongoing value in the MNA approach, and also inconsistencies between its regulation in different Member States. Three industrial case studies illustrated inconsistencies, gaps and overlaps across the various EC policy areas. The workshop also included a set of papers from members of the Common Forum reviewing impacts of EC soil policy on national contaminated land policies.
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Year:
2005
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Executive Summary Report of the NICOLE Workshop: The Impact of EU Directives on the Management of Contaminated Land. 1 and 2 December 2005. Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
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Over the last few years several EU policy developments, including new and revised Directives, have been initiated, which could potentially have a significant impact on contaminated land management in the future. The “Van de Walle-case” is an example of how Directives can influence dramatically the way that contaminated land is dealt with. NICOLE members have highlighted the importance of being informed and being able to contribute to these developments for their organisations. As a consequence this workshop was initiated with the following objectives
• to inform and explain to the participants of the workshop what a range of existing and proposed EC Directives might mean to the management of contaminated land
• To create an opportunity for dialogue between stakeholders and regulators.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2005) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: The Impact of EU Directives on the Management of Contaminated Land. 1 and 2 December 2005. Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. NICOLE Secretariat, TNO, 7300 AH Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2005
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Full Report of the NICOLE Workshop: The Impact of EU Directives on the Management of Contaminated Land. 1 and 2 December 2005. Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Over the last few years several EU policy developments, including new and revised Directives, have been initiated, which could potentially have a significant impact on contaminated land management in the future. The “Van de Walle-case” is an example of how Directives can influence dramatically the way that contaminated land is dealt with. NICOLE members have highlighted the importance of being informed and being able to contribute to these developments for their organisations. As a consequence this workshop was initiated with the following objectives
• to inform and explain to the participants of the workshop what a range of existing and proposed EC Directives might mean to the management of contaminated land
• To create an opportunity for dialogue between stakeholders and regulators.
Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
Bardos, R.P. (2005) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: The Impact of EU Directives on the Management of Contaminated Land. 1 and 2 December 2005. Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. NICOLE Secretariat, TNO, 7300 AH Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. http://www.nicole.org/publications/library.asp?listing=1
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2005
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: State of the art of (Ecological) Risk Assessment, 15-16-17 June 2005, Stockholm, Sweden
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Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
The acceptance of risk-based land management of contaminated land (RBLM) was an early priority of NICOLE. The advantages of RBLM are that it is systematic and objective, it provides a consistent basis for dealing with issues such as uncertainties and decision making and it leads to solutions that are appropriate to the risks posed by contamination. NICOLE believes that now is the time to revisit the status of risk assessment with respect to the credibility and transparency of the results and to the degree of harmonisation throughout Europe.
This report reviews a workshop convened to discuss these and other issues in the development of risk assessments. A key area that is still under development compared to other areas of risk assessment is the assessment of ecological risks. Owing to the uncertainties associated with the application of ecological risk assessments, this workshop has a special emphasis on the state of the art in this area. The workshop covered the following topics:
• identifying gaps in ecotoxicological risk assessment
• application of risk assessment
• how far can we get with modelling?
• implementation – examples from different countries
• European dimension.
This report provides summaries of the papers given, along with conclusions based on points raised during the meeting, and comments from a number of delegates after the meeting.
Year:
2005
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Executive Summary Report of the NICOLE Workshop: State of the art of (Ecological) Risk Assessment, 15-16-17 June 2005, Stockholm, Sweden
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Authors:
Paul Bardos
Publication Details:
The acceptance of risk-based land management of contaminated land (RBLM) was an early priority of NICOLE. The advantages of RBLM are that it is systematic and objective, it provides a consistent basis for dealing with issues such as uncertainties and decision making and it leads to solutions that are appropriate to the risks posed by contamination. NICOLE believes that now is the time to revisit the status of risk assessment with respect to the credibility and transparency of the results and to the degree of harmonisation throughout Europe.
This report reviews a workshop convened to discuss these and other issues in the development of risk assessments. A key area that is still under development compared to other areas of risk assessment is the assessment of ecological risks. Owing to the uncertainties associated with the application of ecological risk assessments, this workshop has a special emphasis on the state of the art in this area. The workshop covered the following topics:
• identifying gaps in ecotoxicological risk assessment
• application of risk assessment
• how far can we get with modelling?
• implementation – examples from different countries
• European dimension.
This report provides summaries of the papers given, along with conclusions based on points raised during the meeting, and comments from a number of delegates after the meeting.
Year:
2005
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Slides and papers from the NICOLE workshop: Sediments and sludges: an issue for industry?
13-14 May 2004, Frankfurt, Germany
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The May 2004 NICOLE workshop at Frankfurt focused on the management of contaminated sediments and industrial sludges. EU soil and water legislation is now moving towards a more integrated approach of contaminated land, water and sediments, a ‘system approach’. Sediments are therefore growing in importance to industry. Likewise, many industrial companies have to deal with impoundments at their sites, containing contaminated sludges.
This workshop dealt with the many challenges to be overcome in managing contaminated sediments and sludges. It focused on recent policy and legislative developments in sediment/sludge management and effective approaches and technologies for mitigation and clean-up. Presentations will also addressed liability aspects (what is facing industry?) and technical issues regarding environmental forensics, sediment and sludge characterisation and promising treatment methods. Discussions focused on sustainable solutions for sediment and sludge management for different stakeholder groups.
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Authors:
Paul Bardos
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Year:
2004
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Executive Summary Report of the NICOLE Workshop: NICOLE Projects Reporting Day; 13th February 2004; Runcorn, UK
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Management of contaminated land is an important issue throughout Europe,
and one that involves many stakeholders: governments, regulatory bodies,
the community, industry and the wide range of researchers and service
providers who support the process. NICOLE supports two workshops a year
and produces a meeting report for each. In 2004 NICOLE also held a
project meeting for both NICOLE projects and EC-funded projects with a
strong NICOLE connection, or connection with NICOLE members. This report
provides summaries of the papers given at this meeting, along with a
brief discussion based on points raised during the meeting, and comments
from a number of delegates after the meeting.
Authors:
NICOLE
Publication Details:
NICOLE Publication
Year:
2004
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Executive Summary Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Unlocking the Barriers to the Recovery of Soil and the Rehabilitation of Contaminated Land, 15-16 November 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria
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The November 2004 NICOLE workshop in Sofia focused on the recovery of secondary materials during contaminated land rehabilitation. Within Europe, soil recovery processes have developed rapidly over the last decade with developments in many areas including risk assessment for decision making, clean up technologies and legislative frameworks. Nevertheless, most remedial projects still hit complex obstacles at one or more of the feasibility, planning or implementation stages.
Discussions focused on the ‘pentagon’ of barriers for the sustainable recovery/re-use of land (technical, legislative, financial, contractual and perceptual).
Authors:
NICOLE
Publication Details:
NICOLE Publication
Year:
2004
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: NICOLE Projects Reporting Day; 13th February 2004; Runcorn, UK; Full Report
February 2004; Runcorn, UK FULL REPORT
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Management of contaminated land is an important issue throughout Europe,
and one that involves many stakeholders: governments, regulatory bodies,
the community, industry and the wide range of researchers and service
providers who support the process. NICOLE supports two workshops a year
and produces a meeting report for each. In 2004 NICOLE also held a
project meeting for both NICOLE projects and EC-funded projects with a
strong NICOLE connection, or connection with NICOLE members. This report
provides summaries of the papers given at this meeting, along with a
brief discussion based on points raised during the meeting, and comments
from a number of delegates after the meeting.
Authors:
NICOLE
Publication Details:
NICOLE Publication
Year:
2004
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Executive Summary Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Sediments and sludges: an issue for industry? 13-14 May 2004, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Authors:
NICOLE
Publication Details:
The May 2004 NICOLE workshop at Frankfurt focused on the management of
contaminated sediments and industrial sludges. EU soil and water
legislation is now moving towards a more integrated approach of
contaminated land, water and sediments, a 'system approach'. Sediments
are therefore growing in importance to industry. Likewise, many
industrial companies have to deal with impoundments at their sites,
containing contaminated sludges.
This workshop dealt with the many challenges to be overcome in managing
contaminated sediments and sludges. It focused on recent policy and
legislative developments in sediment/sludge management and effective
approaches and technologies for mitigation and clean-up. Presentations
also addressed liability aspects (what is facing industry?) and
technical issues regarding environmental forensics, sediment and sludge
characterisation and promising treatment methods. Papers were arranged
in several themes:
' examples of the type and scale of problems
' use of forensics
' characterisation
' treatment
' legislation, liability and management.
Discussions focused on sustainable solutions for sediment and sludge
management for different stakeholder groups.
Year:
2004
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REPORT OF THE NICOLE WORKSHOP
Unlocking the Barriers to the Recovery of Soil and the Rehabilitation of Contaminated Land, 15-16 November 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria: FULL REPORT
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The November 2004 NICOLE workshop in Sofia focused on the recovery of secondary materials during contaminated land rehabilitation. Within Europe, soil recovery processes have developed rapidly over the last decade with developments in many areas including risk assessment for decision making, clean up technologies and legislative frameworks. Nevertheless, most remedial projects still hit complex obstacles at one or more of the feasibility, planning or implementation stages.
Discussions focused on the ‘pentagon’ of barriers for the sustainable recovery/re-use of land (technical, legislative, financial, contractual and perceptual).
Authors:
NICOLE
Publication Details:
NICOLE Publications
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2004
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Sediments and sludges: an issue for
industry? 13-14 May 2004, Frankfurt, Germany. Full Report
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Authors:
Publication Details:
The May 2004 NICOLE workshop at Frankfurt focused on the management of
contaminated sediments and industrial sludges. EU soil and water
legislation is now moving towards a more integrated approach of
contaminated land, water and sediments, a 'system approach'. Sediments
are therefore growing in importance to industry. Likewise, many
industrial companies have to deal with impoundments at their sites,
containing contaminated sludges.
This workshop dealt with the many challenges to be overcome in managing
contaminated sediments and sludges. It focused on recent policy and
legislative developments in sediment/sludge management and effective
approaches and technologies for mitigation and clean-up. Presentations
also addressed liability aspects (what is facing industry?) and
technical issues regarding environmental forensics, sediment and sludge
characterisation and promising treatment methods. Papers were arranged
in several themes:
' examples of the type and scale of problems
' use of forensics
' characterisation
' treatment
' legislation, liability and management.
Discussions focused on sustainable solutions for sediment and sludge
management for different stakeholder groups.
Year:
2004
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop: NICOLE Workshop: 'Sharing experiences in the management of
megasites: towards a sustainable approach in land management of
industrially contaminated areas', 29-31 October 2003, Lille, France
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The NICOLE workshop at Lille focused on two main themes: the management of “megasites” and “sustainable land management”. In broad terms the initial description for megasites has been that they are large conurbations of sites where contamination has arisen independently. However, often over time, as contamination has spread, these environmental problems caused by these sites have become inter-linked. The management of such conurbations may therefore be facilitated by taking an overarching approach, rather than trying to deal with each site on an individual basis. Even where contamination problems remain relatively discrete there may be economic, social or environmental advantages in an overall approach. Sustainable land management is a phrase that has been coined by NICOLE to describe a risk-based approach to land management that also takes into account the principles of sustainable development, a balanced environmental, economic and social approach.
These are only initial descriptions. Neither term, megasite nor sustainable land management has yet been explicitly defined, for example in a regulatory or spatial planning context. At this point in time, these are terms that describe a philosophical approach to land management. The purpose of the Lille workshop was twofold: to explore whether a consensus existed to define these terms more closely, and to see how these philosophies might be translated as more operational approaches.
The workshop included discussion groups and expert presentations. The presentations began with a review of the EC Welcome project, which opened the “megasites” debate in Europe. This was followed by a review of the legal, economic issues, policy, social and management issues surrounding megasites. The development of sustainable land management thinking in this workshop was linked to the megasites debate
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Executive Summary Report of the NICOLE Workshop: NICOLE Workshop: 'Sharing experiences in the management of megasites: towards a sustainable approach in land management of industrially contaminated areas', 29-31 October 2003, Lille, France
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The NICOLE workshop at Lille focused on two main themes: the management of “megasites” and “sustainable land management”. In broad terms the initial description for megasites has been that they are large conurbations of sites where contamination has arisen independently. However, often over time, as contamination has spread, these environmental problems caused by these sites have become inter-linked. The management of such conurbations may therefore be facilitated by taking an overarching approach, rather than trying to deal with each site on an individual basis. Even where contamination problems remain relatively discrete there may be economic, social or environmental advantages in an overall approach. Sustainable land management is a phrase that has been coined by NICOLE to describe a risk-based approach to land management that also takes into account the principles of sustainable development, a balanced environmental, economic and social approach.
These are only initial descriptions. Neither term, megasite nor sustainable land management has yet been explicitly defined, for example in a regulatory or spatial planning context. At this point in time, these are terms that describe a philosophical approach to land management. The purpose of the Lille workshop was twofold: to explore whether a consensus existed to define these terms more closely, and to see how these philosophies might be translated as more operational approaches.
The workshop included discussion groups and expert presentations. The presentations began with a review of the EC Welcome project, which opened the “megasites” debate in Europe. This was followed by a review of the legal, economic issues, policy, social and management issues surrounding megasites. The development of sustainable land management thinking in this workshop was linked to the megasites debate
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NICOLE meeting report: Management of Contaminated Land towards a sustainable future: Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers for the sustainable Management of contaminated land in Europe, March 2003 Barcelona
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Management of contaminated land is an important issue throughout Europe, and one that involves many stakeholders: governments, regulatory bodies, the community, industry and the wide range of researchers and service providers who support the process. Over the last decade good progress has been made in developing and enhancing contaminated land management tools for site investigation, risk assessment, modelling and remedial techniques. The challenge for the future is to ensure that management of contaminated land, like that for any of the other complex issues which our societies face, sits within a framework of sustainability. NICOLE, the Network for Industrially Contaminated Land in Europe, held an interactive workshop in Barcelona in Spring 2003, to explore the opportunities, challenges and barriers posed by sustainable land management.
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Bardos, R.P. (2003) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Management of Contaminated Land Towards a Sustainable Future: Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers for the Sustainable Management of Contaminated Land in Europe. 12-14 March 2003, Barcelona, Spain
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Executive Summary Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Management of Contaminated Land Towards a Sustainable Future: Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers for the Sustainable Management of Contaminated Land in Europe. 12-14 March 2003, Barcelona, Spain
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Management of contaminated land is an important issue throughout Europe, and one that involves many stakeholders: governments, regulatory bodies, the community, industry and the wide range of researchers and service providers who support the process. Over the last decade good progress has been made in developing and enhancing contaminated land management tools for site investigation, risk assessment, modelling and remedial techniques. The challenge for the future is to ensure that management of contaminated land, like that for any of the other complex issues which our societies face, sits within a framework of sustainability. NICOLE, the Network for Industrially Contaminated Land in Europe, held an interactive workshop in Barcelona in Spring 2003, to explore the opportunities, challenges and barriers posed by sustainable land management.
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Bardos, R.P. (2003) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Management of Contaminated Land Towards a Sustainable Future: Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers for the Sustainable Management of Contaminated Land in Europe. 12-14 March 2003, Barcelona, Spain
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Full Report: Financial Aspects of Site Restoration with an Emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe, 6-7 November, Budapest, Hungary
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Technical issues are usually a dominant element in dealing with contaminated sites and NICOLE workshops have to date focussed on this aspect of the problem. In practice, problem-holders also have financial or commercial decisions to make. NICOLE, as a Network, is always looking to expand the range of topics related to contaminated land as well as to enlarge its geographic reach across Europe. Consequently, NICOLE held a workshop focussing on the financial aspects of site restoration, with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
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NICOLE
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NICOLE Network Meeting Report
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2002
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Report of the April 2002 NICOLE Workshop: Cost-effective Site Characterisation
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The 2002 NICOLE meeting in Pisa focused on site characterisation and in particular it looked at how site characterisation might be made more efficient and value for money enhanced. Site characterisation costs are inevitable. However NICOLE would like to find an optimum that balances the depth of knowledge of pollution necessary to manage risks against cost. Insufficient site characterisation will ultimately lead to higher overall site management costs as risk management cannot be effectively planned and carried out. Excessive site characterisation adds unnecessary costs for what is effectively redundant information from the perspective of contaminated site risk management.
The meeting included several papers comparing costs and regulatory perspectives in different Member States and also the USA. Detailed technical presentations were made on a number of emerging site characterisation techniques and statistical tools, including: biosensors for toxicity assessment, chemical sensors for a wide range of organic and inorganic substances, geophysical techniques and also “direct push” technologies as an alternative to conventional drilling and excavation and the integration of sensors with these direct push tools. Characterisation techniques for soil air, water, groundwater and solid phase were discussed. A number of papers presented views on data interpretation, for example using geostatistics or using fuzzy logic. Keynote presentations were made on site characterisation strategies, in particular the value of adopting dynamic work plans in site investigation.
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NICOLE
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155. Bardos, R.P. (2002) Report of the NICOLE Workshop: Cost-effective Site Characterisation - Dealing with uncertainties, innovation, legislation constraints, 18-19 April 2002, Pisa. Land Contamination and Reclamation 10 (3) 189-219
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop 14-15 November 2001: Information and communication technologies for sustainable land management / monitored natural attenuation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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ICT can help contaminated land decision making to be more effective. For example, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can be used to store data and to help visualise data. Combined with geostatistical analyses, they can be used to interpret and extrapolate data, and to make suggestions, for example for most effective further sampling. GIS can be combined with decision support, for example to help decide where remediation work might have the most impact...
At the joint NICOLE/CLARINET training event two and a half years ago in Copenhagen , MNA was considered to be a viable option for dealing with contamination plumes. Nevertheless, doubts existed then about the technical performance of MNA under different circumstances and the long time frame needed. Since then a lot of further development has taken place…
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NICOLE
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Bardos, R.P. (2002) Report of the NICOLE Workshop 14-15 November 2001: Information and communication technologies for sustainable land management / monitored natural attenuation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Land Contamination & Reclamation 10 (1) 33-59
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NICOLE Workshop Report: Cost-effective clean-up technology; quality assurance and acceptance, 17-18 May 2001, Paris, France
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NICOLE sees cost effectiveness and risk management as closely inter-related, in that risk management not only ensures that receptors are adequately protected, but also helps avoid the over-design of remedial solutions. The industry and regulator presentations and the case studies in this workshop all demonstrated the importance in Europe of risk management as a basis for contaminated land decision making. However, countries do differ in how risk management is applied at a regulatory and policy level.
Contaminated land professionals need not just to be aware of the need for better communication of technical matters to all stakeholders in a project, but to take action to ensure this communication takes place. In particular technical people need to be sensitive to the legitimate interests of lay-people who have their own knowledge and perspective to bring to discussions.
here is increasing interest in developing quality assurance systems as a means of enhancing service quality. However, delegates were sceptical that QA systems alone would provide answer to total quality issues. Clients also need to bear in mind the need for an adequate level of investment in site information for good site management. The contaminated land industry as a whole is somewhat polarised between service providers who are looking for reasonable levels of investment in information, and problem holders who are looking for opportunities for cost reduction.
The current technical debate is now related to the following issues: cost effectiveness, understanding 'sustainability', stakeholder inclusion and quality management. This debate has emerged, and is emerging, independently in different countries throughout Europe. NICOLE sees an important role for itself in fostering this debate, and providing opportunities for its issues to be discussed by a wide range of stakeholders from the different countries of Europe.
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NICOLE
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Bardos, R.P. and Lewis, A. (2001) Report of the NICOLE workshop: Cost-effective clean-up technology; quality assurance and acceptance, 17-18 May 2001, hosted by TotalElfFina, Paris, France. Land Contamination and Reclamation 9 (4) 377-395.
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Report of the NICOLE Workshop on Source Management, Helsinki, May 2000
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This report sets out an overview of what constitutes 'source management' based on papers submitted to a workshop held by NICOLE, the Network for Industrially Contaminated Land, held in Finland in May 2000. The principal conclusions of this workshop are that:
Risk based decision making is the best available paradigm for dealing with the problems posed by land contamination. Its advantages are that it is systematic and objective, and it provides a consistent and defensible basis for considering uncertainties, discussing options and making decisions. However, a number of challenges face practitioners and users of risk assessment and risk management, in particular: public acceptability; dealing with uncertainty; validation and the development of practical robust and agreed tools.
In addition to risk management, sustainable development should be explicitly considered in all remediation decision making for source management.
Early and effective communication with all legitimate stakeholders is recommended to ensure the earliest and widest acceptability of any decisions reached.
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NICOLE
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126. Bardos, R.P. (2000) Source Management - Findings of the May 2000 NICOLE Workshop. Land Contamination and Reclamation 8 (4) 67-78
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2000
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1999 Training Course on Natural Attenuation
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The workshop was designed to provide technical information on the latest research and knowledge on NA, supported by case studies of European sites where this technology has been successfully utilised.
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NICOLE
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NICOLE Training 1999
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1999
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Meeting Minute: Soils Science Cluster, Nancy, France. 17 November 1998
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... the three main topics identified for structuring exchange activities have been discussed, They are defined on the basis of a fundamental research area of soils science and a present field of application within on-going research projects
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NICOLE
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NICOLE November 1998
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1998
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The NICOLE/NOBIS conference on in situ bioremediation. Review of the meeting at the Golden Tulip …
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As aboveTwo European contaminated land networks NICOLE and NOBIS held a joint conference on recent advances in the state of the art of bioremediation. NICOLE is a concerted action of the EC Environment and Climate Research Programme. NOBIS is a national programme of the Netherlands. Four technical…
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NICOLE
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Bardos, R.P. (1998) Land Contamination Reclamation 6 (1) 39-47 (Workshop: November 1997)
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Report of the Topic Development Workshop, Brussels, 11/12 September 1997
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Eleven of the proposals attracted the support of participants in the workshop and during the meeting consortia of organisations which were willing to contribute began to form. In the light of the discussions that took place, the proposers agreed to modify and/or develop their ideas and begin…
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NICOLE
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NICOLE September 1997
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1997
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Overview Of The Inaugural NICOLE Meeting, Hanover, May 22nd, 1996
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NICOLE is a Europe wide initiative by industry and the European Commission to provide a forum for problem holders and researchers to come together to find workable solutions to the problems of contaminated land
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NICOLE
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May 1996 Workshop report
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1996
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