I am looking for research on the level of taxes and fines for soil pollutants in countries. At what time period are soil contaminants legally obliged to eliminate the source of contamination? Are there any rules in this area? Is there a time limit?
Mahboubeh.... Is your question a mixture of science and law? More details are necessary to provide an answer.
Mahmood M. Barbooti
Exactly yes. My question is a mixture of science and law. I am going to write my question again and then add my opinion.
""I am looking for an answer (as a law) on the level of taxes and fines for someone that make soil pollutants.
At what time period are the one that make the soil to be polluted has acted otherwise, then a heavy fine has been imposed on the owner soil polluter that start to contaminants soil legally obliged to eliminate the source of contamination?
Are there any rules in this area? Is there a time limit?"
I was and am an executor in a national environmental project. I was responsible for writing the manual in this regard. As a soil science who specializes in soil remediation from pollution, I believe that due to climatic constraints, topography, impassability of the area, type of soil contaminant, amount of pollution and dozens of other factors, we can not consider any specific time. We can not say that the source of contamination should be cut off within 24 hours, because the extent of the contamination or the type of contamination may be very different. The legislator can only say that the polluter must eliminate the source of pollution in the shortest reasonable and practical time, and if it is proved by the relevant organizations that the polluter has acted otherwise, then a heavy fine has been imposed on the owner.
Paul Milham
""I am looking for an answer (as a law) on the level of taxes and fines for someone that make soil pollutants.
At what time period are the one that make the soil to be polluted has acted otherwise, then a heavy fine has been imposed on the owner soil polluter that start to contaminants soil legally obliged to eliminate the source of contamination?
Are there any rules in this area? Is there a time limit?"
I was and am an executor in a national environmental project. I was responsible for writing the manual in this regard. As a soil science who specializes in soil remediation from pollution, I believe that due to climatic constraints, topography, impassability of the area, type of soil contaminant, amount of pollution and dozens of other factors, we can not consider any specific time. We can not say that the source of contamination should be cut off within 24 hours, because the extent of the contamination or the type of contamination may be very different. The legislator can only say that the polluter must eliminate the source of pollution in the shortest reasonable and practical time, and if it is proved by the relevant organizations that the polluter has acted otherwise, then a heavy fine has been imposed on the owner.
Thanks for the clarification Mahboubeh, perhaps that will allow someone else to help, Paul.
Mahboubeh... The laws need to be reformulated to deal with contaminating people In my country, so many beautiful river systems became out of order and heavily contaminated as reflected by the death of thousands of fishes in their early stages of life cycle . The solution is to punish all people and the municipal authorities. Do we have such authorization to punish all?
Mahmood M. Barbooti
You are absolutely right. As an environmental soil science, I always look at the policies of countries in the face of environmental challenges, and I think to myself, if I were in charge of macro-policies, would I do the same ?!. However, reviewing documents from developed countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia, I found that follow-up tools such as self-reported forms of soil contamination and forms of honesty in self-expression were used. So that the polluting person or organization is obliged to report the matter to the nearest relevant department as soon as the soil is contaminated from a source and even fill in the self-declaration form of honesty. If anyone does otherwise, they will have to pay heavy fines.
Best wishes for earth...
Nonetheless, companies find ways to avoid clean-up costs. My observation is that the EU does this type of management better than most
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