| Contaminated Land - Typical Sources |
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There are various sources of contaminated land. Some of the most typical sites that might be contaminated include those with a history of use as:-
Gas works
Landfill Sites
Munitions works
Scrap yards and car breakers
Tanneries
Smelters
Hospital sites
Chemical works
Land adjacent to landfill sites
Railway land
Sewage works
metal plating works
oil refining and blending works
In some cases it can be overtly obvious that a site is contaminated but frequently such problems are hidden beneath the surface.
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