The industrial history of Britain has left hugs areas of land contaminated by a range of substances that have adverse and widespread consequences for people and the environment.This new edition of "Contaminated Land," with the UK Environment Act, 1995, at its center, has been produced with the non-lawyer in mind, and is to act as a guide to the regime of Guidance and Regulations that have been introduced to tackle the legacy of historic contamination. Rather than being a legal treatise, it is a clear and comprehensive overview, providing readers with a practical and effective understanding of the general principles involved.