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