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Figure 3.8 Annual expenditure for the management of contaminated sites in Europe in per mille of
annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

In addition to knowledge gaps, there is a lack of uniform methodologies and require-
ments throughout Europe and every step of the management process is accompanied
with high uncertainties.

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