By Kelli Danglad
Senior Environmental Specialist
Green Engineering

Contaminated land can be defined as land that contains (hazardous) substances in, on or under the land, which has the potential to cause harm to human beings, property, wildlife and surface and/or ground water. Whether or not a site poses a risk to receptors is determined by the presence of a pollutant linkage (source-pathway-receptor). Based on this description it is estimated that there are over 300 contaminated land sites in Trinidad alone.