Picturing the Soil Contamination in the U.K.

When you think of soil contamination, you would often think of the "to-go" countries that are already experiencing variety forms of pollution, albeit China, India or Mexico. However, today's topic revolving around the issue of "soil contamination" may raise an eyebrow or two regarding the conditions of Britain (United Kingdom or UK)'s soil.

According to gov.uk, certain regions within the UK have been branded, under legal definition, as "contaminated land, where substances could cause significant harm to people." More peculiar, method use such as refineries, landfills and mines have been cited as among the main contributions to the soil pollutant problem, despite their neutral benefit in steering some of British business's success.

Nevertheless, several independent studies have been conducted by southern English volunteers such as those hailing from Imperior College London. In 2010, the British Geographical Survey released a sample of students' collected data from nearby streams that contained a steady amount of "contaminated iron".

In more recent times, the issue is in talks of being alleviated, thanks in part to the geo-friendly organization Moretrench, which has urged the implementation of eco- and geo-friendly construction methods to be considered, all as an effort to prevent contamination from entering or leaving a natural site, according to a 2014 report by Ontrack Drilling. Moreover, the organization hopes to officiate a hydrocarbon recovery system to treat groundwater and wastewater in the wake of multiple contaminants that are still underway for further analysis.

As progress and construction continue to take shape, here are a collection of photos that further illustrate the dire problem concerning the U.K.'s soil system: