And to continue the discourse on definitions and language: WRAP say (http://www.wrap.org.uk/farming_growing_and_landscaping/landscape_and_design/good_practice_guide/bioremediation/index.html)
" Past industrial use has led to many brownfield sites across the UK being contaminated with hydrocarbons and toxic metals. Legislation along with sustainable and financial drivers to reduce material sent for landfill disposal make remediating site materials an environmental and economically preferable option."
All well and good; but of course WRAP have presumably NOT deliberately chosen to ignore whether or not remediating site materials are a SOCIALLY preferable option...
Again this is stems from a loose use of the term 'sustainable' - if this is to have any meaning we must define it and use it consistently and in accordance with that definition. Most practitioners and researchers would agree that sustainability includes environmental, economic and social dimensions (some would add institutional structures as a 4th dimension).
To talk of "sustainable and financial" is to erroneously bring the two concepts to the same level; financial considerations are a part of, not independent from, sustainability considerations.
cheers,
Paul Nathanail
> -----Original Message-----
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> Paul Bardos
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> Subject: Re: WRAP Bioremediation page
>
> Thanks Steve
>
> Can I add your comments to a collation of responses that I'll send back
> around the group in a week or so, and may be to WRAP?
>
> BW
>
> paul
>
>
>
> In message <90619A09124446149DD3C3E7FE4A79BB@IEGNotebook>, Steve
> Forster
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> >Paul,
> >
> >I would concur.
> >
> >Unfortunately, WRAP seem to be pre-occupied with developing markets
> for
> >so-called PAS 100 compost, not bioremediation in its fullest sense.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
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> Paul
> >Bardos
> >Sent: 25 March 2011 12:05
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> >Subject: WRAP Bioremediation page
> >
> >Dear All
> >
> >Below is a link to a guidance page that WRAP have posted on
> bioremediation.
> >I find it somewhat partial and short of technical substantiation. It
> also
> >does not properly describe bioremediation.
> >
> >I'd be interested in other views
> >
> >paul
> >
> >
> >
> >
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