Huge variation identified in European risk assessment
Soil value derivation varies widely from one European country to the next, with differences for the same contaminant often more than one order of magnitude.

Tip’s soil pollution “shocking”
The UN Environment Programme has warned that contamination from one of Africa’s largest waste tips, in Nairobi, is seriously damaging the health of children living nearby.

Ogoniland remediation investigated
The UN Environment Programme is to launch a comprehensive assessment of oil-impacted sites in the Ogoni region of Nigeria’s Niger delta following a request from the Nigerian government.

European fund spending faces continuing probes
Two of England’s 12 European structural funded programmes continue to face the prospect of punitive action by the European Commission following its ongoing investigations of the way the funds have been disbursed.

Shared information needed
Europe needs a shared environmental information system, realistic targets and improved policy implementation according to the European Environment Agency’s fourth assessment of the continent’s environment.