Summary
Throughout the EU, thousands of sites have been contaminated by previous industrial use, landfills, pesticides or other sources of pollution. Whereas air and water pollution are heavily regulated in the EU, the issue of soil pollution has not been the subject of comprehensive EU action so far. However, the European Commission has recently acknowledged that soil pollution in the EU is a major issue and soil is now one of the top priorities of EU environmental policy. This report outlines EU plans for legislation on soil, in particular relating to contaminated sites, and looks at commercial opportunities for U.S. exporters of soil remediation technologies and services.