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In recent years the UK Department of the Environment has developed a framework for contaminated land risk assessment, including the derivation of new guideline (trigger) values (Ferguson & Denner 1994). These are an important component in an integrated procedure for site-specific risk assessment which combines consistency of approach with flexibility to ensure that local circumstances are taken into account.
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Ferguson, C.C., Denner, J.M. (1995). UK Action (OR Intervention) Values for Contaminants in Soil for Protection of Human Health. In: Van Den Brink, W.J., Bosman, R., Arendt, F. (eds) Contaminated Soil ’95. Soil & Environment, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0421-0_73
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