Inogen® Associate Leading Efforts in Brownfield Sites Management in China

Beijing, P.R China
March 2011

ESD China was commissioned by the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO) for the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) to prepare a Framework for Soil Pollution Management for China. The contract will assist the Chinese government in developing a framework for the management of contaminated soils in China.

Specifically ESD will, through an extensive review of international framework in developed countries and an in-depth examination of experience gained in demonstration projects implemented in China in recent years, develop and recommend;

  1. policy and regulations specific for contaminated site management;
  2. site cleanup standards using a risk assessment approach;
  3. a national prioritization system for ranking contaminated sites;
  4. applicable and cost-effective remediation technologies suitable for China; and
  5. a financial assurance system including funding mechanisms and insurance policy for sustainable contaminated site remediation and management in China.

The commission signals China's serious move toward a sound contaminated site management.
The contract was awarded to ESD China through an international bid, competing against some strong competition. ESD China won the bid because of its extensive experience in site remediation work in China. ESD is by far one of the most active players in soil pollution management in China. ESD not only has conducted over one hundred projects for industrial, agricultural and brownfield sites, but has also been actively involved in most major demonstration/high profile projects for soil pollution management in China.

The project aims to generate an open concept for the factory, one that can be used by other companies and projects to benefit society as a whole.

Some examples of the soil pollution management projects conducted by ESD in China within the last three years include: guidelines of Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for Risk Assessment & Facility Decontamination at Chlordane and Mirex Production Sites for China MEP, sponsored by GEF/World Bank; Environmental Site Assessment and Risk Based Remediation for a Chemical Company in Chongqing and Beijing (both demonstration projects).

For further information contact Dr. Gong at gong@esdchina.com or Dr. Allan Zhang at azhang@esdchina.com