Applying Sustainable Development Principles to Contaminated Land Management using the SuRF-UK Framework, published in Remediation Journal, Spring 2011 Volume 21, issue 2 pages 1-138. Copyright ©2011 Wiley Periodicals Inc., A Wiley Company. DOI: 10.1002/rem.20283, can be downloaded at:

Benchmarking of Decision-Support Tools Used for Tiered Sustainable Remediation Appraisal. Smith J.W.N., Kerrison G., 2013.
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 224:1706. Open Access: Benchmarking of Decision-Support Tools Used for Tiered Sustainable Remediation Appraisal

The rationale for simple approaches for sustainability assessment and management in contaminated land practice. Bardos, R.P., Bone, B.D., Boyle, R., Evans, F., Harries, N.D., Howard, T., Smith, J.W.N., 2016. Science of the Total Environment. doi:10.1016/j.scitoenv.2015.12.001. Open Access: The rationale for simple approaches for sustainability assessment and management in contaminated land practice.

Sustainable remediation. Journal of Environmental Management 184, 2016 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03014797/184/part/P1

The Development and Use of Sustainability Criteria in SuRF-UK's Sustainable Remediation Framework. Bardos, R.P., Thomas, H.F., Smith, J.W.N.,Harries, N.D., Evans, F., Boyle, R., Howard, T., Lewis, R., Thomas, A.O., Haslam, A,. 2018.  Sustainability, 10 (6), 1781: doi: 10.3390/su10061781. Open Access. http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/6/1781/htm

Debunking Myths about Sustainable Remediation. Smith J.W.N., 2019.  Volume 29, issue 2, pages 7-15. Remediation Journal, Open Access. https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.21587

Sustainability Assessment Framework and Indicators Developed by SuRF-UK for Land Remediation Option Appraisal. Bardos, R.P., Thomas, H.F., Smith, J.W.N.,Harries, N.D., Evans, F., Boyle, R., Howard, T., Lewis, R., Thomas, A.O., Haslam, A, and Dent, V.L. 2020. Remediation Journal, Open Access. https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.21668

Analysis of Sustainable Remediation Techniques and Technologies. based on 10 European case studies. Sweeney, R., Harries, N.D., Bardos, R.P., Vaiopoulou, E. 2024. Remediation Journal, Open Access. https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.21773

This report is intended as an easy to-use resource to facilitate the identification of references in legislation,regulation and guidance issued both by the European Union and legislative or environmental regulatory bodies in the United Kingdom (UK) that specifically require, promote, or support the application ofsustainable remediation principles to the assessment and management of risks associated with soil and groundwater contamination.

The report has the primary aim of presenting the relevant sections of such documentation in an easily accessible manner, so that they can be readily brought to bear in developing the argument for a sustainable remedial approach.

Note: An error in Footnote 7, page 21 has now been corrected (1/7/15)

SuRF-UK Webinar

An introduction to the SuRF-UK Framework (May 2011)

SuRF Webinar

Sustainability Process and Indicator Guidance by SuRF UK (June 2020)

Sustainable Remediation Appraisal E-Learning Module

This course presents an overview of sustainable remediation and is available for purchase. In the first instance the course is looking at the emergence of sustainable remediation as a topic and defining what it means. Secondly, it introduces the frameworks and guidance that have been developed and examines how these may be applied in practice. Finally, it looks at the range of tools and techniques that may be applied through the life-cycle of the process.

For further information on course structure and to purchase, please follow the link to the eLearning Suite: CL:AIRE eLearning Suite