Papers published in Waste and Resource Management are eligible for awards from the Institution of Civil Engineers. Papers from any of the ICE journals can be nominated for several awards. In addition, each journal has awards dedicated to their specific subject area.
On Monday 24 October 2011, ICE president Peter Hansford presented an award to the following paper published in Waste and Resource Management in 2010. The editorial panel nominated their best papers and an awards committee chaired by Barry Clark allocated the awards.
Telford Premium prize
The Telford Premium prize was awarded to: Baylis J and Allenby D (2010) Remediation of contaminated industrial sites. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Waste and Resource Management 163(3): 95–109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/warm.2010.163.3.95
Abstract
Ground and groundwater pollution are the unfortunate legacies of our industrial heritage. Nowhere is this more common that in our older towns and cities where the sources of pollution are typically associated with coal gas producing plants, chemical producers, steel producers and processing plants such as tanneries. In recent times, dependence upon oil and its by-products has resulted in the pollution of many refinery sites, particularly those situated alongside major estuaries and rivers. The paper briefly examines the influence of recent legislation aimed at directing the remediation industry away from wholesale excavation and off-site disposal towards treatment and reuse through on-site and off-site solutions. Examples are presented to illustrate the remediation of gas-producing, refinery and chemical sites. Recent investigations to verify closure records for a number of dump sites containing the decontaminated remains of a chemical warfare agent plant and laboratory facility are described, together with the use of a vapour containment system to prevent the uncontrolled release of chemical warfare agents to the atmosphere.
