Emphasis would be on making the pilot study information available. The study would also pursue the development of linkages to other international initiatives on contaminated land remediation. As in the Phase II study, projects would be presented for consideration and, if accepted by other countries, they would be discussed at the meetings and later documented. This part of the study would report on and exchange information of ongoing work in the development of new technologies in this area. As with the current study, projects would be presented for consideration and if accepted, fully discussed at the meetings.
Individual countries can bring experts to report on projects that they are conducting.
Third, the Phase III study would identify specific contaminated land problems and examine these problems in depth. The pilot study members would put forth specific problems which would be addressed in depth by the pilot study members at the meetings. Thus, a country could present a specific problem such as contamination at a electronics manufacturing facility, agricultural production, organic chemical facility, manufactured gas plant, etc. Solutions and technology selection criteria to address these problems would be developed based on the collaboration of international experts. These discussions would be extremely beneficial for the newly industrializing countries facing cleanup issues related to privatization as well as developing countries.