CL:AIRE is pleased to announced that 13 INSPIRATION bulletins have been published. INSPIRATION bulletins describe practical aspects of research which have direct application to the management of contaminated soil or groundwater in an agricultural context.

INSPIRATION (managing soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification) is a multidisciplinary consortium of 26 partners across 8 European countries, which aims to develop low-technology management practices, monitoring approaches, modelling and decision-making tools, and innovative technology applications in the field of sustainable agriculture by a combination of fundamental and applied science (www.inspirationitn.co.uk).

The research on the prevalence of CO₂ from disused mineral mines and the implications for residential buildings has now been published on the Scottish Government website and can be found at this link

British Standard has recently published BS ISO 15800:2019 " Soil Quality- Characterisation of Soil with Respect to Human Exposure".  This document provides guidance on the type and extent of soil characterisation necessary for the evaluation of human exposure to substances present in possibly leading to adverse effects.

The National Brownfield Notes from the meeting held on 4th July 2019 have now been uploaded onto the dedicated web page and can be downloaded directly here  

NQMS Steering Group has started to populate a map of Local Authorities in England and Wales that they are currently aware of that are referencing the NQMS in their internal guidance on their websites for developers. 

CL:AIRE has been approached by a German start-up company that is seeking to partner with an organisation to demonstrate a remediation technology at pilot- or full-scale in the UK.  The company is in the field of environmental technologies and services, with cost-effective and environment-friendly chemical super-oxidation technologies for soil, wastewater and track bed treatment.