Press Release
ECE/TRADE/00/8
Geneva, 5 May 2000
Reviving
Chemically Contaminated Sites
New comprehensive list of latest
technologies and over 600 cleanup companies in 30 countries
The United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe (UN/ECE) through its chemical programme helps owners of contaminated sites -
particularly in central and eastern Europe - clean their sites and thus make them
economically productive again. In cooperation with the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO), the UN/ECE has just issued the 2000 edition of its Compendium
on Soil Cleanup Technologies and Soil Remediation Companies, a practical and
user-friendly guide to the most important information needed to clean chemically
contaminated areas.
Chemical pollution of soils is an
all-too-common feature of modern life - pollution from leaking pipes, thoughtless
disposal, unchecked corroding containers, chemical accidents or even deliberate actions.
The diversity of pollutants today can make the choice of treatment technology complicated.
The new edition of the Compendium describes
over 20 technologies for decontaminating soils polluted with heavy metals, chlorinated
solvents, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides and other chemical pollutants. The
technologies include both on-site and off-site techniques: physical, chemical or
biological. Also given are the ratings on overall cost, time required, minimum achievable
concentration, data needs, as well as other factors such as public acceptability of
practising the technology.
Part II of the Compendium lists and
describes the most important Internet websites for further information on technologies,
companies and events occurring in the soil decontamination field. All of these sites are
non-commercial information resources.
Part III lists and provides contact
details of over 600 companies in around 30 countries which can practise the
technologies. The companies are keyed to the specific technologies described in the first
part of the Compendium.
The Compendium is available through
the usual United Nations agencies in most countries, or direct from:
United Nations Publications Tel.: +41 22
917 2613
Sales and Marketing Section Fax: +41 22 917 0027
Palais des Nations, Room C-113 E-mail: [email protected]
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
quoting the title, Compendium of Soil
Clean-up Technologies and Soil Remediation Companies 2000, Sales Number E.00.II.E.7
(ISBN 92-1-116748-5). The publication is priced at US$ 40. plus handling and postage.
Technical questions concerning the Compendium or the UN/ECE contaminated soils cleanup programme should be addressed to:
Mr. Howard Hornfeld Tel.: +41 22 917 3254
Programme Coordinator for the Fax: +41 22 917 0178
Chemical Industry E-mail: [email protected]
United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (UN/ECE)
Palais des Nations, Room 429-3
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
In order to provide
you with a better service, we would appreciate it if you would send a copy of your
article to: Information
Unit, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), Palais des Nations, Room
356, CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland,
Tel: +(41 22) 917 44 44, Fax: +(41 22) 917
05 05,
E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.unece.org
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