Derelict soil

Derelict soil

A derelict soil is a soil that has been damaged by industrial or other development activity, and which is currently unused. It may usually be brought back to use only after soil remediation.

ee also

* Brownfields
* Green belt
* Industrial ecology
* Land degradation
* Soil contamination


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