Engineering the Olympic Park: Contaminated land treatment and invasive species control

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Prior to 2005 the 2.5km2 Olympic Park site in east London was fragmented, polluted and divided by pylons and railways. The preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has involved environmental improvement on a huge scale – including remediating large swathes of the former industrial land, repairing and improving the waterways, removing invasive plants in river and rail corridors, and creating new habitats for native flora and fauna. Hear from those closest to this challenging project.

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