Handling of contaminated soil
Report of Answers 2011
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The investigation was carried out by the Technical and Environmental
Administration, City of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Participants: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki, London,
Oslo, Stockholm, Vienna.
The Technical and Environmental Administration, City of Copenhagen is conducting a project to increase
our knowledge regarding handling of contaminated soil. As a part of the project, in January and February
2011, a questionnaire was sent of to a number of Capital Cities in Europe. The questionnaire pertains to the
handling, treatment and final disposal, as well as to threshold values for contaminated soil. The following
report is based on the responses to the questionnaire. It reports all the answers from the participating cities
(in alphabetical order) and it gives a brief summary of the answers to each question. It has been distributed to
the participants, which allows for all the participating cities to derive benefit from the project.