Railways: source of different pollutants The soil and groundwater near ailway brakeyards and railway stations is often contaminated with several pollutants: oil, diesel, PAH, heavy metals, pesticides etc. State railway: contaminated wood treating facility.   The storage, handling and runoff of chemical preservatives (oil and oil tar, chromated copper salt) used in timber treatment gave rise to soil and groundwater contamination. Hungarian state railway: Remediation of a wood preserving facility   The storage and handling of treated timber and the runoff of chemical preservatives (oil, oil tar, chromated copper salt) gave rise to soil and groundwater contamination. Contamination of a state railway brakeyard   The main source of contamination was a fuel spill that occurred in 1995. The breakage of an underground pipeline resulted the release of approximately 80 m³ diesel oil.

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