Factors affecting Remediation Technology Costs in England Europe

摘要

The variability in the data obtained has not made interpretation very easy. It seems apparent that there are not only inter-national variations, but also intra-national cost variations particularly in the larger States. This should not be surprising as, for example, the cost of landfill will vary according to local availability (as well as the effects of commercial variations in the market). Also, a technique that is well-utilised in one area due to a preponderance of former industrial activity, or even of area-specific geology, may be competitively priced if there are several Contractors active in that region. This seems to be the case with biopiling, where in countries with only a few full-scale sites (Italy, Spain), the cost is much higher than in those with established 'industries' (UK/Belgium), even though their climate would suggest that this process could be performed in a shorter time period, all other aspects being common.