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SuRF UK

SuRF-UK is the United Kingdom’s Sustainable Remediation Forum – an initiative set up to progress the UK understanding of sustainable remediation and sustainable land management. SuRF-UK is also a member of International Sustainable Remediation Alliance (ISRA).  SuRF- UK helps you understand how sustainable development can be applied to remediation.

Choose a role to find a pathway through the information available, or find what you need in the Roadmap below.

 

Beginner

Beginner's Guide

Learn the key principles about Sustainable Remediation with a simple introduction to sustainable remediation.

 Aimed at someone new to sustainability / sustainable remediation who wants or needs to understand in a basic way what it means and why and how they should do it.

Starting point: View the video animation for an overview of what sustainable remediation is.

Read SuRF Bulletin 7 - Introduction to Sustainable Remediation 

SuRF 7 Bulletin Introduction to Sustainable Remediation 2023

Learner

Learner's Guide

Developing knowledge about sustainable remediation.

Aimed at someone who has a basic understanding but needs to know more about what it involves, why it could be useful for them and how to implement it.

Starting point: The video animation above provides a quick overview.

Key Reading: 

SuRF-UK Framework for assessing the Sustainability of Soil and Groundwater Remediation

SR1:A general Approach to Sustainability Assessment for Use in Achieving Sustainable Remediation

SR2:Selection of Indicators & Criteria for Use in Sustainability Assessment for Achieving Sustainable Remediation  

SuRF-UK Sustainable Management Practices Report, 2021

SuRF-UK Sustainable Management Practices Worksheet, 2021

Debunking the Myths about Sustainable Remediation (External PDF download)

Practitioner

Practitioner's Guide

Guidance and tools to help you carry out a sustainable remediation or a sustainability appraisal.

Aimed at someone looking to implement simple management practices or who intends to carry out a sustainability appraisal.

Starting point: View the video animation for an overview of what sustainable remediation is.

SuRF-UK Framework for assessing the Sustainability of Soil and Groundwater Remediation

The framework document sets out why sustainability issues associated with remediation needs to be factored in right from the outset of a project.

Key Reading:

Supplementary Report 1(SR1) of the SuRF-UK Framework: A general Approach to Sustainability Assessment for Use in Achieving Sustainable Remediation

Supplementary Report (SR2) of the SuRF-UK Framework: Selection of Indicators/Criteria for Use in Sustainability Assessment for Achieving Sustainable Remediation

Tier 1 Sustainability Assessment Spreadsheet Tool

Sustainable Management Practices for Management of Land Contamination

Site Owner

Starting point: View the video animation for an overview of what sustainable remediation is

 

Key Reading:

  • SuRF Bulletin 7 - Introduction to Sustainable Remediation
  • SuRF-UK Sustainable Management Practices Report, 2021
  • SuRF-UK Sustainable Management Practices Worksheet, 2021
  • Download Bulletin 6 Sustainable Remediation concepts align with ISO 14001

 

Concawe Sustainable Remediation Case Studies 

CON01: Sustainable Remediation of a Former Vehicle Maintenance Facility for Mixed Use Development
CON02: Natural Source Depletion Assessment: UK Large-Scale Field Case Study
CON03: Sustainable In Situ Thermal Remediation
CON04: Sunshine on the Tyne - Sustainable Hydrocarbon Remediation
CON05: Reactive Mat in Canal Catches Groundwater Contaminants
CON06: Sustainable Remediation of a Petrol Release in a Chalk Aquifer
CON07: Biosparge of Benzene and Orthodichlorobenzene in Groundwater: A Sustainable Remedy
CON08: Sheen Mitigation Using an Oleophilic Bio Barrier - A New and Sustainable Remediation Technique
CON09: Natural Source Zone Depletion in a Dismantled Petrol Station
CON10: Sustainability Assessment Case Study - Groundwater Remediation Close-Out

Regulator

To give an overview of principles, awareness and understanding of sustainable remediation.  To help deliver an understanding of remediation in a sustainable way.
Aimed at local authority regulators and anyone performing a regulatory function. 
 
Starting point: View the video animation for an overview of what sustainable remediation is.
 
SuRF Bulletin 7 - Introduction to Sustainable Remediation
 
Key Reading:
SuRF UK Framework Document
 
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
Bulletin 6 Sustainable Remediation concepts align with ISO 14001
 
Bulletin 5 Resilience and Adaptation for Sustainable Remediation
 
Further Reading:
A review of the Legal and Regulatory Basis for Sustainable Remediation in the European Union and the United Kingdom : Sustainable Remediation in the EU and UK (claire.co.uk)

Academic

Developing knowledge about sustainable remediation.
Aimed at teachers, researchers and those working in an academic environment
 
Starting point:The video animation above provides a quick overview.
 
SuRF Bulletin 7 - Introduction to Sustainable Remediation
 
Key Reading:
SuRF UK Framework Document
 
Selection of Key Journal Papers Journal Papers (claire.co.uk)

To navigate through the SuRF-UK web pages, please hover over the relevant section that you require on the road map and short cuts will direct you to the relevant page, alternatively navigate using the articles index to the right.

 Roadmap

Framework
&
guidance

SuRF-UK Framework

The key document from 2010 that introduces the SuRF UK approach to sustainable remediation.

Supplementary Report 1(SR1) of the SuRF-UK Framework: A general Approach to Sustainability Assessment for Use in Achieving Sustainable Remediation
General guidance on how to carry out a sustainability assessment

Supplementary Report 2 of the SuRF-UK Framework: Selection of Indicators/Criteria for Use in Sustainability Assessment for Achieving Sustainable Remediation (2020)
Guidance on choosing sustainability indicators to use in an assessment

Supplementary Report 2 - Indicators Appendix 1 (2020)
A spreadsheet containing a list of potential sustainability indicators. Also shows where each might link to other indicators and how they connect to the UN SDGs

 

SuRF-UK Bulletins

Executing

sustainable
remediation

Sustainable Management Practices Report and Spreadsheet 2021

Project Framing and Planning a Sustainability Assessment

Tier 1- Qualitative Assessment 

Tier 1 Sustainability Assessment 2021 Final
Links to guidance

 

Tier 2 - Semi-quantitative Assessment
Links to guidance

Tier 3 - Quantitative Assessment
Links to guidance

Supporting
materials

Illustrative Case Studies, reports, information sources
SuRF-UK Case Studies , Journal Papers, SuRF-UK webinar, SuRF-UK animation and SuRF-UK Certificate of Assessment

 

Older and withdrawn reports  

 

 

  • About SuRF UK
    • Objectives of SuRF-UK
    • SuRF-UK Steering Group
    • Meetings, Presentations and Consultations
  • Sustainable Remediation
    • About Sustainable Remediation
    • Sustainable Remediation in the EU and UK
    • Useful Links
    • Webinars and Podcasts
  • Framework and Guidance
    • SR1: A general Approach to Sustainability Assessment for Use in Achieving Sustainable Remediation
    • SR2 - Selection of Indicators & Criteria for Use in Sustainability Assessment for Achieving Sustainable Remediation
    • SR2 - Indicators Appendix 1
  • Executing Sustainable Remediation
    • Sustainability Assessment: Project Framing and Planning
    • Tier 1- Qualitative Assessment
    • Tier 1 Sustainability Assessment 2021 Spreadsheet
    • Tier 2 - Semi-quantitative Assessment
    • Tier 3 - Quantitative Assessment
  • Supporting materials
    • Case Studies and Bulletins
    • Journal Papers
    • SuRF-UK Certificate of Assessment
    • Older and withdrawn reports
    • FAQs

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