Abstract
For the preservation of the environment of soil and groundwater, recovery of contaminated soil and groundwater is required as well as prevention of contamination with chemicals such as heavy metal and volatile organic compounds. The researchers from Nagoya Univ. and seven private firms have worked together in the soil contamination workshop consisting of four subcommittees and have studied on the various problems related to the soil contamination for the past 2 years. Among these subcommittees, the first subcommittee has discussed the fundamental approach to the soil contamination, and the second has studied the survey and analysis methods of soil contamination. The third subcommittee has studied the preventing technologies and system of soil contamination and the fourth has examined relations between real estate transactions and soil contamination.
