Table 7.5 - Soil clean-up in the EU
Source: Carrera and Robertiello, 1993
| Country | Number of registered contaminated sites | Number of contaminated sites in critical condition | Remediation expenses already spent (ECU) | Estimated remediation costs in million ECU for crucial sites (15-year programme) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 8300 | 2000 | incomplete information | 1000 |
| Denmark | 3600 | 3600 | incomplete information | 200 |
| France | incomplete data | incomplete data | incomplete information | 4000 |
| Germany | 32 500 | 10 000 | 228 million | 7000 |
| Greece | incomplete data | incomplete data | incomplete information | 200 |
| Ireland | incomplete data | incomplete data | incomplete information | 180 |
| Italy | 5600 | 2600 | 89 million | 3000 |
| Luxembourg | incomplete data | incomplete data | incomplete information | 50 |
| The Netherlands | 5000 | 4000 | 1300 million | 1000 |
| Portugal | incomplete data | incomplete data | incomplete information | no information |
| Spain | 4300 | incomplete data | incomplete information | 1000 |
| United Kingdom | incomplete data | incomplete data | 267 million/year | 9000 |
| Total EU (estimation) | more than 55 000 | more than 22 000 | 26 630 |