Ecological Revitalization and Green Remediation of Contaminated Sites (Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology)

Ecological revitalisation refers to the process of returning land from a contaminated site to one that supports a functioning and sustainable habitat. Although the final decision on how a property is reused is inherently a local decision that often rests with the property owner, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency actively supports and encourages ecological revitalisation, when appropriate, during and after the assessment and cleanup of contaminated properties under its cleanup programs. This book provides an overview of the EPA's cleanup programs and resources available to support ecological revitalisation and addresses technical considerations to help cleanup project managers and other stakeholders carry out ecological revitalisation at contaminated properties.