Guidance

Use of potentially contaminated residential land, gardens and allotments

Guidance on the safe use of potentially contaminated residential land, gardens and allotments.

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This document is intended for local authorities to be used for the management of contaminated land issues.

It includes public health advice on how to reduce exposure to chemical-based soil contaminants.

Although much of the advice would still be valid, it should not be used for biological- or radiation-based contamination.

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Published 19 February 2019
Last updated 31 October 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added revised factsheet.

  2. First published.

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