The United Kingdom (UK) is a Constitutional Monarchy made 
up of four semi-autonomous countries: England, Northern 
Ireland, Scotland & Wales. The latter three having devolved 
authorities responsible for some environmental regulation 
and policy making relevant to soil and water. The UK covers 
an area of 242,500 square kilometres & has a population of 
59 million, similar to that of France and Italy. 

Welcome to the United Kingdom (UK) country pages. From this 
central entry point you have access to comprehensive information 
related to contaminated land in the UK. This includes listing 
of general and more detailed information in the field of 
soil and water in the UK. Here you will find links to the latest 
UK policies, guidance and research as well as links to organisations 
active in the field of environmental data & protection. 
    

       

You can click on the overview resources links below to 
read the general information. Via the detailed information 
link we offer you country specific information concerning 
the main key topics of the content pages. Useful National 
Web Links can be found via the 'Web Links' link at the bottom 
right of this page. If you know what you want you can use the 
country related search.