Geo environment

In many locations subterranean Netherlands, including the groundwater, is polluted as a result of a range of human activities. The use of the subsurface and its natural resources can also lead to environmental pollution on land and in the North Sea.

Geoscientific expertise, methods, products and systems are applied to establish whether pollution is anthropogenic and to what extent remediation is necessary. Small-scale groundwater flow systems can be manipulated and equipped with monitoring systems, and the permeability pattern of the subsurface can be influenced by chemical means. The application of such geoscientific concepts allows subsurface compartments to be isolated, enabling in situ remediation of polluted soil, deeper layers and the groundwater. In addition, large-scale systems can also be modelled, so that the behaviour of pollutants can be predicted.

Dutch society (public, semi-public and private organizations) is held accountable for preventing environmental pollution. The national government and provincial and local authorities determine where remediation is necessary, its urgency, and how it should be implemented. They do it on the basis of research and advice. The remediation is carried out by specialized companies.

Дата добавления: 2015-07-19