From chemical risk assessment to environmental quality management : the challenge for soil protection

Bone, James; Head, Martin; Jones, David T.; Barraclough, Declan; Archer, Michael; Scheib, Catherine; Flight, Dee; Eggleton, Paul; Voulvoulis, Nikolaos. 2011 From chemical risk assessment to environmental quality management : the challenge for soil protection. Environmental Science and Technology, 45 (1). 104-110. 10.1021/es101463y

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Abstract/Summary

The 40 years that have passed since the beginning of the ‘environmental revolution’ has seen a large increase in development of policies for the protection of environmental media and a recognition by the public of the importance of environmental quality. There has been a shift from policy in reaction to high profile events, then to control of releases to single environmental media, and to the present position of moving toward integrated management of all environmental media at present. This development has moved away from classical chemical risk assessment toward environmental holism, including recognition of the ecological value of these media. This work details how policy developments have taken place for air and water, with examples from the USA and EU, in order to compare this with policy development regarding soil. Soil, with quite different policy frameworks and distinct uses, understanding, and threats compared to other environmental media, is currently attracting attention regarding the need for its protection independent of use. Challenges for soil policy are identified and evaluated, and recommendations on how these challenges can be overcome are discussed with relevance to water and air protection policy.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1021/es101463y
Programmes:	BGS Programmes 2010 > Land Use, Planning and Development
Date made live:	05 Oct 2011 14:43 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15224

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1021/es101463y

Programmes:

BGS Programmes 2010 > Land Use, Planning and Development

Date made live:

05 Oct 2011 14:43 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15224