Abstract

In response to the governmental decision 'Policy renewal on soil remediation', this report presents numerical values that are derived for specific soil-uses. The values are to be used as remediation objectives, or as criteria for the re-use of slightly contaminated soil or sediment. Various soil-uses in the rural area, as well as the uses of permanently flooded and dry sediments, are considered. The soil-use specific objectives are derived for a number of immobile contaminants. Therefore, demands that are placed by the discerned soil-uses to human health, agricultural practices, ecosystem health and other requirements are quantified in terms of acceptable soil concentrations. A policy phase follows after publication of this report, to set the soil-use specific objectives and their position in soil policy.