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Recovery, remediation and environmental decontamination

Resources for the management of chemical, radiation and biological incidents, including UK recovery handbooks.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 8 August 2013
• Last updated: 26 May 2016 — See all updates

UK recovery handbooks

The UK recovery handbooks provide:

• a decision making framework for choosing an effective recovery strategy following a chemical, radiation or biological incident
• a compendium of practicable, evidence-based recovery options to assist with the remediation of environmental contamination

Documents

• UK recovery handbook for biological incidents
  • 27 November 2015
  • Guidance
• Chemical incidents: UK recovery handbook
  • 1 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Chemical, biological or radiation incidents: recovery factsheet
  • 30 March 2016
  • Guidance
• Chemical recovery guidance and tools: user guide
  • 30 March 2016
  • Guidance
• Radiation recovery guidance and tools: user guide
  • 6 May 2021
  • Guidance

Tools

• Radiation recovery navigation tool: inhabited areas (Rad RNT)
  • 14 December 2015
  • Guidance
• Radiation recovery navigation tool: food production (Rad RNT)
  • 14 December 2015
  • Guidance
• Radiation recovery navigation tool: drinking water supplies (Rad RNT)
  • 14 December 2015
  • Guidance
• Chemical recovery navigation tool (CRNT)
  • 14 December 2015
  • Guidance
• Chemical recovery record form (CRRF): food, inhabited areas and water environment
  • 22 May 2014
  • Form
• Chemical and radiation incidents: recovery tools e-learning module
  • 6 February 2015
  • Guidance

Published 8 August 2013
Last updated 26 May 2016 + show all updates

1. 26 May 2016

   Added radiation recovery tool user guide.

2. 30 March 2016

   Updated with 'Chemical recovery guidance and tools: user guide'.

3. 14 December 2015

   Added new tools and forms for chemical and radiation incidents.

4. 27 November 2015

   Added UK recovery handbook for biological incidents.

5. 9 November 2015

   Added radiation recovery form.

6. 25 February 2015

   Added 'Chemical and radiation incidents: recovery factsheet'.

7. 6 February 2015

   Added 'Chemical and radiation incidents: recovery handbooks and tools'.

8. 2 September 2014

   Added recovery navigation tool and assocated forms.

9. 8 August 2013

   First published.